Ratib al-Haddad

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى رُوحِ صَاحِبِ الرَّاتِبِ قُطْبِ الْإِرْشَادِ الْحَبِيبِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلَوِيٍّ الْحَدَّادِ، وَإِلَى حَضْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، الْفَاتِحَةُ

Al-Fātiḥa ilā rūḥi ṣāḥibi r-rātibi quṭbi l-irshādi l-Ḥabībi ʿAbdi Llāhi bni ʿAlawī l-Ḥaddād, wa ilā ḥaḍrati n-nabiyyi Muḥammadin ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam, al-Fātiḥa.

MeaningAl-Fātiḥah for the soul of the author of this Ratib, the guide al-Ḥabīb ʿAbdallāh ibn ʿAlawī al-Ḥaddād, and for the honoured presence of the Prophet Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. Al-Fātiḥah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ۞ ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ۞ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ۞ مَـٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ۞ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ۞ ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ۞ صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

MeaningIn the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah, Lord of all worlds; the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful; Master of the Day of Judgement. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path: the path of those whom You have favoured, not of those who have incurred anger, nor of those who have gone astray.

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ

MeaningAllah: there is no god but Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all. Neither drowsiness nor sleep overtakes Him. To Him belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. Who can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what lies before them and what lies behind them, while they grasp nothing of His knowledge except what He wills. His Kursī extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not weary Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent.

ءَامَنَ ٱلرَّسُولُ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مِن رَّبِّهِۦ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۚ كُلٌّ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَمَلَـٰٓئِكَتِهِۦ وَكُتُبِهِۦ وَرُسُلِهِۦ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّن رُّسُلِهِۦ ۚ وَقَالُوا۟ سَمِعْنَا وَأَطَعْنَا ۖ غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ۞ لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا ۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا ٱكْتَسَبَتْ ۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

MeaningThe Messenger believes in what was sent down to him from his Lord, and so do the believers. Each believes in Allah, His angels, His Books and His messengers. “We make no distinction between any of His messengers.” They say, “We hear and obey. Grant us Your forgiveness, our Lord; to You is the return.” Allah does not burden any soul beyond its capacity. It receives the good it has earned and bears responsibility for the wrong it has done. “Our Lord, do not take us to task if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not place upon us a burden like that which You placed on those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so grant us help against those who reject faith.”

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ، وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Lā ilāha illa Allāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, yuḥyī wa yumīt, wa huwa ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr.

MeaningThere is no god but Allah, alone and without partner. His is the dominion, and His is all praise. He gives life and causes death, and He has power over everything.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Subḥāna Allāh, wal-ḥamdu li-llāh, wa lā ilāha illa Allāh, wa Allāhu akbar.

MeaningGlory be to Allah, praise belongs to Allah, there is no god but Allah, and Allah is Most Great.

سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ

Subḥāna Allāhi wa bi-ḥamdihī, subḥāna Allāhil-ʿaẓīm.

MeaningGlory be to Allah, and praise be to Him. Glory be to Allah, the Magnificent.

رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَا، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ

Rabbanā ighfir lanā wa tub ʿalaynā, innaka anta at-tawwābur-raḥīm.

MeaningOur Lord, forgive us and accept our repentance. You are the One who repeatedly accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمْ

Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Sayyidinā Muḥammad, Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalayhi wa sallim.

MeaningO Allah, bestow blessings upon our master Muḥammad. O Allah, bless him and grant him peace.

أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Aʿūdhu bi-kalimāti Allāhit-tāmmāti min sharri mā khalaq.

MeaningI seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from the evil of what He has created.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Bismi Allāhil-ladhī lā yaḍurru maʿa ismihī shayʾun fil-arḍi wa lā fis-samāʾ, wa huwa as-samīʿul-ʿalīm.

MeaningIn the name of Allah, with whose name nothing on earth or in heaven can cause harm. He is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.

رَضِينَا بِاللَّهِ رَبًّا وَبِالْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا وَبِسَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيًّا

Raḍīnā bi-llāhi rabban, wa bil-islāmi dīnan, wa bi-Sayyidinā Muḥammadin nabiyyā.

MeaningWe are pleased with Allah as our Lord, with Islam as our religion, and with our master Muḥammad as our Prophet.

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْخَيْرُ وَالشَّرُّ بِمَشِيئَةِ اللَّهِ

Bismi Allāh, wal-ḥamdu li-llāh, wal-khayru wash-sharru bi-mashīʾati Allāh.

MeaningIn the name of Allah, and praise belongs to Allah. Good and evil occur by the will of Allah.

آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ، تُبْنَا إِلَى اللَّهِ بَاطِنًا وَظَاهِرًا

Āmannā bi-llāhi wal-yawmil-ākhir, tubnā ilā Allāhi bāṭinan wa ẓāhirā.

MeaningWe believe in Allah and the Last Day. We repent to Allah inwardly and outwardly.

يَا رَبَّنَا وَاعْفُ عَنَّا، وَامْحُ الَّذِي كَانَ مِنَّا

Yā Rabbanā waʿfu ʿannā, wamḥu alladhī kāna minnā.

MeaningOur Lord, pardon us and wipe away the wrong we have done.

يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ، أَمِتْنَا عَلَى دِينِ الْإِسْلَامِ

Yā dhal-jalāli wal-ikrām, amitnā ʿalā dīnil-islām.

MeaningO Possessor of Majesty and Honour, let us die upon the religion of Islam.

يَا قَوِيُّ يَا مَتِينُ، اكْفِ شَرَّ الظَّالِمِينَ

Yā qawiyyu yā matīn, ikfi sharraẓ-ẓālimīn.

MeaningO Most Strong, O Most Firm, protect us from the evil of oppressors.

أَصْلَحَ اللَّهُ أُمُورَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ، صَرَفَ اللَّهُ شَرَّ الْمُؤْذِينَ

Aṣlaḥa Allāhu umūral-muslimīn, ṣarafa Allāhu sharral-muʾdhīn.

MeaningMay Allah put the affairs of the Muslims in order, and may Allah turn away the harm of those who cause injury.

يَا عَلِيُّ يَا كَبِيرُ، يَا عَلِيمُ يَا قَدِيرُ، يَا سَمِيعُ يَا بَصِيرُ، يَا لَطِيفُ يَا خَبِيرُ

Yā ʿaliyyu yā kabīr, yā ʿalīmu yā qadīr, yā samīʿu yā baṣīr, yā laṭīfu yā khabīr.

MeaningO Most High, O Most Great; O All-Knowing, O All-Powerful; O All-Hearing, O All-Seeing; O Most Subtle, O All-Aware.

يَا فَارِجَ الْهَمِّ، يَا كَاشِفَ الْغَمِّ، يَا مَنْ لِعَبْدِهِ يَغْفِرُ وَيَرْحَمُ

Yā fārijal-hamm, yā kāshifal-ghamm, yā man li-ʿabdihī yaghfiru wa yarḥam.

MeaningO Reliever of worry, O Remover of sorrow, O One who forgives His servant and shows mercy.

أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ رَبَّ الْبَرَايَا، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا

Astaghfiru Allāha rabbal-barāyā, astaghfiru Allāha minal-khaṭāyā.

MeaningI ask forgiveness of Allah, Lord of all creatures. I ask forgiveness of Allah for my sins.

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

Lā ilāha illa Allāh.

MeaningThere is no god but Allah.

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ، وَشَرَّفَ وَكَرَّمَ وَمَجَّدَ وَعَظَّمَ، وَرَضِيَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى عَنْ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ الْمُطَهَّرِينَ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْمُهْتَدِينَ وَالتَّابِعِينَ لَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ، وَعَلَيْنَا مَعَهُمْ وَفِيهِمْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Lā ilāha illa Llāhu, Muḥammadur-rasūlu Llāh ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa ālihi wa sallam, wa sharrafa wa karrama wa majjada wa ʿaẓẓam, wa raḍiya Llāhu taʿālā ʿan ahli baytihi l-muṭahharīna wa aṣḥābihi l-muhtadīna wa t-tābiʿīna lahum bi-iḥsānin ilā yawmi d-dīn, wa ʿalaynā maʿahum wa fīhim bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama r-rāḥimīn.

MeaningThere is no god but Allah; Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah. May Allah bless him and his family, grant him peace, and grant him honour, nobility, glory and exaltation. May Allah Most High be pleased with his purified household, his rightly guided Companions and those who follow them in goodness until the Day of Judgement. And may we be with them and among them through Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ۞ ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ۞ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ۞ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ

MeaningIn the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: He is Allah, One. Allah, the One upon whom all depend. He neither begets nor was born, and no one is equal to Him.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ۞ مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ۞ وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ۞ وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ۞ وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

MeaningIn the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He has created, from the evil of darkness as it settles, from the evil of those who blow upon knots, and from the evil of an envier when they envy.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ۞ مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ۞ إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ۞ مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ۞ ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ۞ مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ

MeaningIn the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind, the King of humankind, the God of humankind, from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers into the hearts of humankind, whether from among jinn or humankind.

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى رُوحِ سَيِّدِنَا رَسُولِ اللَّهِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، ثُمَّ إِلَى رُوحِ الْمُهَاجِرِ إِلَى اللَّهِ سَيِّدِنَا أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عِيسَى، ثُمَّ إِلَى رُوحِ الْأُسْتَاذِ الْأَعْظَمِ بَابِ الْعَلَوِيِّينَ سَيِّدِنَا الْفَقِيهِ الْمُقَدَّمِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ بَا عَلَوِيٍّ وَأُصُولِهِمْ وَفُرُوعِهِمْ، أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِهِمْ وَبِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَبَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ وَإِمْدَادِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، الْفَاتِحَةُ أَثَابَكُمُ اللَّهُ

Al-Fātiḥa ilā rūḥi Sayyidinā Rasūli Llāhi Sayyidinā Muḥammadi bni ʿAbdi Llāh, thumma ilā rūḥi l-Muhājiri ilā Llāhi Sayyidinā Aḥmadi bni ʿĪsā, thumma ilā rūḥi l-ustādhi l-aʿẓami bābi l-ʿAlawiyyīna Sayyidinā l-Faqīhi l-Muqaddami Muḥammadi bni ʿAliyyi Bā ʿAlawī wa uṣūlihim wa furūʿihim, anna Llāha yuʿlī darajātihim fī l-jannati wa yanfaʿunā bihim wa bi-asrārihim wa anwārihim wa ʿulūmihim wa barakātihim wa nafaḥātihim wa imdādihim fī d-dīni wa d-dunyā wa l-ākhirati, al-Fātiḥa athābakumu Llāh.

MeaningAl-Fātiḥah for the soul of our master, the Messenger of Allah, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdallāh, may Allah bless him and grant him peace; then for the soul of our master Aḥmad ibn ʿĪsā, the Emigrant to Allah; then for the soul of the great teacher, gateway of the ʿAlawīs, our master al-Faqīh al-Muqaddam Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī Bā ʿAlawī, and for their forebears and descendants. May Allah raise their ranks in Paradise and grant us benefit through them and through their spiritual gifts, lights, knowledge, blessings, breaths of grace and support in our faith, worldly lives and the Hereafter. Al-Fātiḥah. May Allah reward you.

ثُمَّ الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ سَادَاتِنَا الصُّوفِيَّةِ أَيْنَمَا كَانُوا حَلَّتْ أَرْوَاحُهُمْ فِي مَشَارِقِ الْأَرْضِ وَمَغَارِبِهَا، أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِهِمْ وَبِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَبَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ وَإِمْدَادِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، الْفَاتِحَةُ أَثَابَكُمُ اللَّهُ

Thumma l-Fātiḥa ilā arwāḥi sādātina ṣ-ṣūfiyyati aynamā kānū, ḥallat arwāḥuhum fī mashāriqi l-arḍi wa maghāribihā, anna Llāha yuʿlī darajātihim fī l-jannati wa yanfaʿunā bihim wa bi-asrārihim wa anwārihim wa ʿulūmihim wa barakātihim wa nafaḥātihim wa imdādihim fī d-dīni wa d-dunyā wa l-ākhirati, al-Fātiḥa athābakumu Llāh.

MeaningThen al-Fātiḥah for the souls of our Sufi masters, wherever their souls may dwell, in the east or west of the earth. May Allah raise their ranks in Paradise and allow us to benefit through them, their spiritual gifts, lights, knowledge, blessings, breaths of grace and support in our faith, worldly lives and the Hereafter. Al-Fātiḥah. May Allah reward you.

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى رُوحِ صَاحِبِ الرَّاتِبِ قُطْبِ الْإِرْشَادِ وَغَوْثِ الْعِبَادِ وَالْبِلَادِ سَيِّدِنَا الْإِمَامِ الْحَبِيبِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَلَوِيٍّ الْحَدَّادِ وَأُصُولِهِ وَفُرُوعِهِ، أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُعْلِي دَرَجَاتِهِمْ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِهِمْ وَبِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَأَنْوَارِهِمْ وَعُلُومِهِمْ وَبَرَكَاتِهِمْ وَنَفَحَاتِهِمْ وَإِمْدَادِهِمْ فِي الدِّينِ وَالدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، الْفَاتِحَةُ أَثَابَكُمُ اللَّهُ

Al-Fātiḥa ilā rūḥi ṣāḥibi r-rātibi quṭbi l-irshādi wa ghawthi l-ʿibādi wa l-bilādi Sayyidina l-Imāmi l-Ḥabībi ʿAbdi Llāhi bni ʿAlawiyyi l-Ḥaddād wa uṣūlihi wa furūʿihi, anna Llāha yuʿlī darajātihim fī l-jannati wa yanfaʿunā bihim wa bi-asrārihim wa anwārihim wa ʿulūmihim wa barakātihim wa nafaḥātihim wa imdādihim fī d-dīni wa d-dunyā wa l-ākhirati, al-Fātiḥa athābakumu Llāh.

MeaningAl-Fātiḥah for the soul of the author of the Ratib, the guide and succour of people and lands, our master Imam al-Ḥabīb ʿAbdallāh ibn ʿAlawī al-Ḥaddād, and for his forebears and descendants. May Allah raise their ranks in Paradise and grant us benefit through them, their spiritual gifts, lights, knowledge, blessings, breaths of grace and support in our faith, worldly lives and the Hereafter. Al-Fātiḥah. May Allah reward you.

الْفَاتِحَةُ إِلَى أَرْوَاحِ كَافَّةِ عِبَادِ اللَّهِ الصَّالِحِينَ وَلِوَالِدِينَا وَجَمِيعِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ، أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ لَهُمْ وَيَرْحَمُهُمْ وَيَنْفَعُنَا بِأَسْرَارِهِمْ وَبَرَكَاتِهِمْ

Al-Fātiḥa ilā arwāḥi kāffati ʿibādi Llāhi ṣ-ṣāliḥīna wa li-wālidaynā wa jamīʿi l-muʾminīna wa l-muʾmināti wa l-muslimīna wa l-muslimāti, anna Llāha yaghfiru lahum wa yarḥamuhum wa yanfaʿunā bi-asrārihim wa barakātihim.

MeaningAl-Fātiḥah for the souls of all righteous servants of Allah, for our parents, and for all believing and Muslim men and women. May Allah forgive them and have mercy on them, and allow us to benefit through their spiritual gifts and blessings.

وَإِلَى حَضْرَةِ النَّبِيِّ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، الْفَاتِحَةُ

Wa ilā ḥaḍrati n-nabiyyi Sayyidinā Muḥammadin ṣallā Llāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam, al-Fātiḥa.

MeaningAnd for the honoured presence of the Prophet, our master Muḥammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace: al-Fātiḥah.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ رِضَاكَ وَالْجَنَّةَ وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ وَالنَّارِ

Allāhumma innā nasʾaluka riḍāka wa l-jannata wa naʿūdhu bika min sakhaṭika wa n-nār.

MeaningO Allah, we ask You for Your good pleasure and Paradise, and we seek refuge with You from Your displeasure and the Fire.