Monday, June 9, 2008

Important Prayers and Qura'nic Passages in our tradition.



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Evrad-i Rifa’i

I am including here translations of some Qur'anic passages that are part of the Rifa'i Evrad. I originally had most of the evrad up-- assuming that probably anyone who was reading this probably already had a copy and might be able to help me with the translation/standardized Arabic transliteration project I was embarking on, but a visitor wisely suggested that I probably shouldn't post it without direct permission from Baba. In the meantime however, here are translations of some basic Qur'an passages that are included in it, conveniently in one place to assist people who are already reading it. I am also including the translations of the 99 Names, as they appear on Baba's website. I have left in the descriptions of the Prophets, since these are also standard Islamic invocations.

Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

Surah Ihlas.

Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
Qul Huw-Allahu Ahad
Allah-us-Samad
Lam yalid wl lam yulad
Wa lam yakul lahu kufuwan ahad

Say: He is Allah, Absolute Oneness,
Allah, the Everlasting Sustainer of all.
He has not given birth and was not born.
And no one is comparable to Him.


Surah Falaq
Bismi-Llahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Tenderly Compassionate, the Infinitely Merciful
Qul a‘udhu bi-Rabbi-l-falaq
Affirm with your whole being, “I seek true refuge with the Lord of perpetually dawning Wisdom
Min sharri ma khalaq
Perfect refuge from all the negativity generated by limited conscious beings,
Wa min sharri ghasiqin idha waqab
With which they darken their consciousness,
Wa min sharri-n-naffathati fi-l-‘uqad
Total refuge from the confusion, magic
Wa min sharri hasidin idha hasad
And obsession they project.”

Surah Nas.
Bismi-Llahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim
In the name of Allah, the Tenderly Compassionate, the Infinitely Merciful
Qul a‘udhu bi-Rabbi-n-nas
Affirm with your whole being, “I seek true refuge with the Lord and Lover of humankind,
Maliki-n-nas Ilahi-n-nas
The Sovereign of humankind, the Divine Guide of humankind
Min sharri-l-waswasi-l-khannas
Sure refuge from all the negativity that whispers divisively
Alladhi yuwaswisu fi suduri-n-nas, mina-l-jinnati wa-n-nas
Into the pure heart of humanity and into the hearts of conscious beings on the subtle planes of being.”

Surah Al-Fatiha.
(this is, I believe, the rather floral translation used by Imam Bilal Hyde-- I'll repost soon with the version by Shaykh Noorrudeen Durkee or Laleh Bakhtiar)

Bismillah Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
Al-hamdu lillahi Rabb il-'alamin
Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem
Maliki yawmi-d-Din
Iyya-ka na'budu wa iyya-ka nasta'in
Ihdina-sirat al-mustaqim
Sirat al-ladhina an'amta 'alai-him
Ghair il-Maghdubi 'alai -him wa la-d-dallin


We begin in the Name of God,
Everlasting Mercy, Infinite Compassion.
Praise be to God, Loving Lord of all the worlds.
Everlasting Mercy, Infinite Compassion.
Eternal Strength of every living being,
Whose Majestic Power embraces us on the day of the great return.
Only You do we adore, and to You alone do we cry for help.
Guide us, O God, on the path of Perfect Harmony,
the path of those whom You have blessed with the gifts of Peace, Joy, Serenity and Delight,
the path of those who are not brought down by anger,
the path of those who are not lost along the way.
Amin

Surah al-Baqara (1-5)
Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

Alif Lam Mim
Zalik el-kitabu larayhe fihi huden lil muttekin.
Ellezin yuminune bil gaybi ve yukimunes salare ve mimma rzekna hum yunfikun. Vellezine yuminune bima unzile min kablike ve bil ahiratu hum yukinun ulaike humul muflihun.


Alif-Lam Mim . That high ranked Book (Quran) whereof there is no place of doubt, in it there is guidance to the God-fearing.
Who believe without seeing, and establish prayer and spend in Our path, out of Our provided subsistence.
And who believe in what has been sent down towards you, O beloved prophet! And what has been sent down before you and are convinced of the Last Day. They alone are on the guidance from their Lord and they shall surely triumph.

(Baqara 163)

Ilahikum Ilahun wahidun. La illaha illahu ver Rahman ir Rahim
Your God is one God. There is no god but He, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Ayat l-Kursi

Allahu La ilaha illa Hu
Allah alone. There is no reality or divinity apart from Him,
Al-Hayyu-l-Qayyum
The Living One, absolutely Self-Manifesting and All-Encompassing.
La ta’khudhuhu sinatu-w-wa la nawm
His Divine Awareness never lapses nor sleeps.
Lahu ma fi-s-samawati wa ma fi-l-ard
All heavenly and earthly planes of being belong solely to Him.
Man dhalladhi yashfa‘u ‘indahu illa bi-idhnih
Who is there who could intercede in His presence, except through His own permission?
Ya‘lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum
He alone knows what causes precede and what results follow from each event.
Wa la yuhituna bi shay’in min ‘ilmihi illa bima sha’a
And human beings can grasp nothing of His Encompassing Divine Knowledge except As He wills.
Wasi‘a kursiyuhu-s-samawati wa-l-ard
The mysterious Throne of His Presence permeates every heavenly and earthly dimension,
Wa la ya’uduhu hifzuhuma
As He effortlessly creates, protects and preserves all manifestation,
Wa Huwa-l-‘Aliyu-l-‘Azim
For He is the Most High, the Supremely Glorious.
Allahuma Salli Ala Saydina Muhammadin Abdike Wa Habibike Wa Resuliken-Nebiyil Ummihi Wa Ala Alihi Wa Sabahi Wa Sellim. (x 2)

La illaha ilalla Adam Safiullah (friend)
La illaha ilalla Sit Nabiullah (prophet)
La illaha ilalla Nuh Najiullah (confidant)
La illaha ilalla Ibrahim Khalilullah (intimate friend)
La illaha ilalla Ismail Zebiullah (sacrifice)
La illaha ilalla Musa Kelimullah (conversed with)
La illaha ilalla Isa MinRuhallah (spirit of)
La illaha ilalla Muhammadun Rasulallah
(sallallahu aleyhi wa selam)

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Ya Allah
Ya Hu
Ya Rahman the All Merciful
Ya Rahim the All Compassionate
Ya Malik the Absolute Ruler
Ya Quddus the Pure One
Ya Salam the Savior
Ya Mu’min the Inspirer of Faith
Ya Muhaymin the Guardian
Ya Aziz the Victorious
Ya Jabbar the Compeller
Ya Mutakabbir the Greatest One
Ya Khaliq the Creator
Ya Bari the Maker of Order
Ya Musawwir the Shaper of Beauty
Ya Ghaffar the Forgiving
Ya Qahhar the Crusher
Ya Wahhab the Giver of All
Ya Razzaq the Sustainer
Ya Fettah the Opener
Ya Alim the Knower of All
Ya Qabid the Constrictor
Ya Basit the Reliever
Ya Khafid the Abaser
Ya Rafi the Exalter
Ya Mu’izz the Bestower of Honors
Ya Mudhill the Humiliator
Ya Sami the Hearer of All
Ya Basir the Seer of All
Ya Hakam the Judge
Ya Adl the Just
Ya Latif the Subtle One
Ya Khabir the All-Aware
Ya Halim the Forbearing
Ya Azim the Magnificent
Ya Ghafur the Forgiver and Hider of Faults
Ya Shakur the Rewarder of Thankfulness
Ya Ali the Highest
Ya Kabir the Greatest
Ya Hafiz the Preserver
Ya Muqit the Nourisher
Ya Hasib the Accounter
Ya Jalil the Mighty
Ya Karim the Generous
Ya Raqib the Watchful One
Ya Mujib the Responder to Prayer
Ya Wasi the All-Comprehending
Ya Hakim the Perfectly Wise
Ya Wadud the Loving One
Ya Majid the Majestic One
Ya Ba’ith the Resurrector
Ya Shahid the Witness
Ya Haqq the Truth
Ya Wakil the Trustee
Ya Qawi the Possessor of All Strength
Ya Matin the Forceful One
Ya Veli the Finder and Protector
Ya Hamid the Praised One
Ya Muhsi the Appraiser
Ya Mubdi the Originator
Ya Mu’id the Restorer
Ya Muhyi the Giver of Life
Ya Mumit the Taker of Life
Ya Hayy the Everlasting One
Ya Qayyum the Self-Existing One
Ya Wajid the Finder
Ya Majid the Glorious
Ya Wahid the Only One
Ya Ahad the One
Ya Samad the Satisfier of All Needs
Ya Qadir the All-Powerful
Ya Muqtadir the Creator of All Power
Ya Muqaddim the Expediter
Ya Mu’akhkhir the Delayer
Ya Awwal the First
Ya Akhir the Last
Ya Zahir the Manifest One
Ya Batin the Hidden One
Ya Wali the Governor
Ya Muta’ali the Supreme One
Ya Barr the Doer of Good
Ya Tawwab the Guide to Repentence
Ya Muntaqim the Avenger
Ya Afu the Forgiver
Ya Ra’uf the Clement
Ya Malik al-Mulk the Owner of All
Ya Dhul Jalali wal-Ikram the Lord of Majesty and Bounty
Ya Muqsit the Equitable One
Ya Jami the Gatherer
Ya Ghani the Rich One
Ya Mughni the Enricher
Ya Mani the Preventer of Harm
Ya Darr the Creator of the Harmful
Ya Nafi the Creator of Good
Ya Nur the Light
Ya Hadi the Guide
Ya Badi the Originator
Ya Baqi the Everlasting One
Ya Warith the Inheritor of All
Ya Rashid the Righteous Teacher
Ya Sabur the Patient One


Ya Hannan The creative power in ashk by which we gain our eternality.
Ya Mennan All of the bounty created in the 18,000 worlds.
Ya Deyyan The only Beloved worthy of worship is Allah.
Ya Burhan The most beautiful evidence of the Divine being, the human being.
Ya Subhan Everything created calls upon Allah.


Tekbir
Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, La illaha illalla. Hu Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar, Velillahil Hamd.

Allahu Ekber Kebira.
Truly Allah is the Greatest of All
Wa-lhamdulillahi Kesira.
And to Allah be abundant praise.
Wa Subhanullahi bukraten wa asila
And glory be to God, morning and evening
Vema erselnake illa rameten lil lalemin
We sent you not but as a mercy for all the worlds
Kul innema yuha ileyye enema ilahukum ilahun wahid.
Fehel entum muslimun?
Say, it is only inspired in me that your god is one God.
Will you then surrender to Him?

Rabbena la tuzig kulubena badr iz hedeytena
Wa hablena min ledunke rahmeten inneke entel wahhab.
Rabbena inneke jamiun nasi li yawmin la raybe fihi.
Innellahe la yuhliful miad.


Our Lord! Let not our hearts to deviate after You have guided us rightly, and grant us mercy from You; surely You are the most liberal Giver. Our Lord! Surely You are the Gatherer of men on a day about which there is no doubt; surely Allah will not fail to keep His promise. (3:08-09)
La illaha illahu vela nabudu illa iyyahu, muhlisine lehuddine velev kerihel kafirun.
There is no god but God, and we worship none but him. We are sincere to his religion, even if the unbelievers dislike it.
Allahuma salli ala sayyidina Muhammad, wa ala ahli sayyidina Muhammad, wa ala as’habi sayyidina Muhammad, wa ala ansari sayyidina Muhammad, wa ala ezvaji sayyidina Muhammad, wa ala zurriyeti sayyidina Muhammad wa selim tesliman kesira.
Dearest Allah, bless our Master Muhammad, and bless the companions, and the helpers, and bless the wives, and bless the descendants of our Master Muhammad and may you bestow upon them abundant peace. HU…

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