Taʿqib after Isha

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Bismillahi ar-rahmani ar-rahim

In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

Allahumma salli 'ala muhammadin wa ali muhammad

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لِي عِلْمٌ بِمَوْضِعِ رِزْقِي

Allahumma innahu laysa li 'ilmun bimawdi'i rizqi

O Allah! verily, I lack acquaintance with the place of my sustenance;

وَإِنَّمَا أَطْلُبُهُ بِخَطَرَاتٍ تَخْطُرُ عَلَىٰ قَلْبِي

wa'innama 'atlubuhu bikhataratin takhturu 'ala qalbi

rather, I am seeking it owing to ideas that come upon my mind.

فَأَجُولُ فِي طَلَبِهِ ٱلْبُلْدَانَ

fa'ajulu fi talabihi albuldana

I consequently wander in countries searching for it.

فَأَنَا فِيمَا أَنَا طَالِبٌ كَٱلْحَيْرَانِ

fa'ana fima 'ana talibun kalhayrani

By doing such, I am as confused as the confounded,

لَا أَدْرِي أَفِي سَهْلٍ هُوَ أَمْ فِي جَبَلٍ

la 'adri 'afi sahlin huwa 'am fi jabalin

since I do not know whether my sustenance lies in a plain, on a mountain,

أَمْ فِي أَرْضٍ أَمْ فِي سَمَاءٍ

'am fi 'ardin 'am fi sama'in

on the ground, in the air,

أَمْ فِي بَرٍّ أَمْ فِي بَحْرٍ

'am fi barrin 'am fi bahrin

on lands, in seas,

وَعَلَىٰ يَدَيْ مَنْ

wa'ala yaday man

at whose hands,

وَمِنْ قِبَلِ مَنْ

wamin qibali man

or who the source of it is.

وَقَدْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّ عِلْمَهُ عِنْدَكَ

waqad 'alimtu 'anna 'ilmahu 'indaka

I have full knowledge that You know all these,

وَأَسْبَابَهُ بِيَدِكَ

wa'asbabahu biyadika

the causes of them are in Your Hands,

وَأَنْتَ ٱلَّذِي تَقْسِمُهُ بِلُطْفِكَ

wa'anta alladhi taqsimuhu bilutfika

and it is You Who distribute it out of Your compassion

وَتُسَبِّبُهُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ

watusabbibuhu birahmatika

and cause it out of Your mercy.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

allahumma fasalli 'ala muhammadin wa'alihi

O Allah, please send blessings to Muhammad and his Household

وَٱجْعَلْ يَا رَبِّ رِزْقَكَ لِي وَاسِعًا

waj'al ya rabbi rizqaka li wasi'an

and make, O Lord, Your sustenance that is provided (by You) to me expansive,

وَمَطْلَبَهُ سَهْلًا

wamatlabahu sahlan

my seeking for it easy for me,

وَمَأْخَذَهُ قَرِيبًا

wama'khadhahu qariban

and its source close to me.

وَلَا تُعَنِّنِي بِطَلَبِ مَا لَمْ تُقَدِّرْ لِي فِيهِ رِزْقًا

wala tu'annini bitalabi ma lam tuqaddir li fihi rizqan

Please, do not fatigue me by seeking that which You have not decided for me to take,

فَإِنَّكَ غَنِيٌّ عَنْ عَذَابِي

fa'innaka ghaniyyun 'an 'adhabi

because You are certainly in no need for tormenting me,

وَأَنَا فَقِيرٌ إِلَىٰ رَحْمَتِكَ

wa'ana faqirun 'ila rahmatika

while I am in dire need for Your mercy.

فَصَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ وَجُدْ عَلَىٰ عَبْدِكَ بِفَضْلِكَ

fasalli 'ala muhammadin wa'alihi wajud 'ala 'abdika bifadlika

So, (please) bless Muhammad and his Household, and confer upon Your servant out of Your bounty.

إِنَّكَ ذُو فَضْلٍ عَظِيمٍ

'innaka dhu fadlin 'azimin

You are the Lord of enormous bounty.