مُنَاجَاةُ الصَّلَاةِ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي دَلَّنَا عَلَيْهِ بِرَسُولِهِ، وَعَرَّفَنَا رَحْمَتَهُ بِحَبِيبِهِ، وَفَتَحَ لَنَا مِنْ نُورِ مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ بَابًا إِلَى مَعْرِفَتِهِ، وَجَعَلَ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِ سَبِيلًا إِلَى الْقُرْبِ، وَمِفْتَاحًا لِلرَّحْمَةِ، وَعَهْدًا مَعَ الْأَدَبِ.

El-hamdü lillâhillezî dellenâ aleyhi birasûlih, ve arrafenâ rahmetehû bihabîbih, ve fetaha lenâ min nûri Muhammedin ﷺ bâben ilâ ma‘rifetih, ve ceale’s-salâte aleyhi sebîlen ile’l-kurb, ve miftâhan li’r-rahmeh, ve ahden mea’l-edeb.

Praise belongs to God, who guided us to Himself through His Messenger, made us know His mercy through His Beloved, and opened for us, from the light of Muhammad ﷺ, a door to knowing Him; and who made blessings upon him a path to nearness, a key to mercy, and a covenant bound to courtesy (adab).

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَاةً تُخْرِجُنَا بِهَا مِنْ ضِيقِ أَنْفُسِنَا إِلَى سَعَةِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَمِنْ ظُلْمَةِ غَفْلَتِنَا إِلَى نُورِ ذِكْرِكَ، وَمِنْ دَعْوَى الْعَمَلِ إِلَى حَقِيقَةِ الِاسْتِعَانَةِ، وَمِنْ عُجْبِ الْفَهْمِ إِلَى أَدَبِ الْعُبُودِيَّةِ.

Allâhümme salli alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, salâten tuhricünâ bihâ min dîki enfüsinâ ilâ seati rahmetik, ve min zulmeti gafletinâ ilâ nûri zikrik, ve min da‘ve’l-ameli ilâ hakîkati’l-istiâneh, ve min ucbi’l-fehmi ilâ edebi’l-ubûdiyyeh.

O God, send blessings upon our master Muhammad — a blessing by which You bring us out from the narrowness of our souls to the vastness of Your mercy, from the darkness of our heedlessness to the light of Your remembrance, from the claim of action to the reality of seeking Your help, and from the conceit of understanding to the courtesy of servanthood.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَتْ حَيَاتُهُ بَيَانًا لِلْقُرْآنِ، وَخُلُقُهُ مِرْآةً لِلرَّحْمَةِ، وَسُكُوتُهُ حِكْمَةً، وَكَلَامُهُ هُدًى، وَدَمْعُهُ خَشْيَةً، وَجِهَادُهُ رَحْمَةً، وَعَفْوُهُ قُدْرَةً، وَفَقْرُهُ إِلَيْكَ غِنًى عَنْ كُلِّ مَا سِوَاكَ.

Allâhümme salli alâ men kânet hayâtühû beyânen li’l-Kur’ân, ve hulukuhû mir’âten li’r-rahmeh, ve sükûtühû hikmeh, ve kelâmühû hüdâ, ve dem‘uhû haşyeh, ve cihâdühû rahmeh, ve afvühû kudrah, ve fakruhû ileyke gınen an külli mâ sivâk.

O God, send blessings upon the one whose life was an exposition of the Qur'an, whose character was a mirror of mercy, whose silence was wisdom, whose speech was guidance, whose tears were awe, whose striving was mercy, whose pardon was power, and whose poverty before You was a richness beyond all that is other than You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ الَّذِي عَلَّمَنَا أَنْ نَخَافَكَ وَلَا نَيْأَسَ مِنْكَ، وَأَنْ نَرْجُوَكَ وَلَا نَأْمَنَ مَكْرَ أَنْفُسِنَا، وَأَنْ نَعْمَلَ وَلَا نَغْتَرَّ، وَأَنْ نُحْسِنَ وَلَا نَدَّعِي، وَأَنْ نَسْتَغْفِرَ وَلَا نَقْنَطَ، وَأَنْ نَقُولَ فِي كُلِّ أَمْرٍ: إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ.

Allâhümme salli ale’n-nebiyyillezî allemenâ en nehâfeke ve lâ ney’ese mink, ve en nercüveke ve lâ ne’mene mekra enfüsinâ, ve en na‘mele ve lâ nağterr, ve en nuhsine ve lâ neddaî, ve en nesteğfira ve lâ naknata, ve en nekûle fî külli emrin: iyyâke na‘büdü ve iyyâke nesteîn.

O God, send blessings upon the Prophet who taught us to fear You without despairing of You, to hope in You without feeling safe from the scheming of our own souls, to act without being deluded, to do good without laying claim, to seek forgiveness without falling into despair, and to say in every matter: You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ عَرَفَكَ حَقَّ الْمَعْرِفَةِ، فَازْدَادَ خُشُوعًا، وَقَرُبَ مِنْكَ فَازْدَادَ أَدَبًا، وَفُتِحَ لَهُ فَازْدَادَ حَمْدًا، وَنُصِرَ فَازْدَادَ تَوَاضُعًا، وَغُفِرَ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ، فَقَامَ حَتَّى تَفَطَّرَتْ قَدَمَاهُ شُكْرًا لَكَ.

Allâhümme salli alâ men arafeke hakka’l-ma‘rifeh, fezdâde huşûâ, ve karube minke fezdâde edebâ, ve fütiha lehû fezdâde hamdâ, ve nusira fezdâde tevâduâ, ve gufira lehû mâ tekaddeme min zenbihî ve mâ teahhar, fekâme hattâ tefattarat kademâhü şükran lek.

O God, send blessings upon the one who knew You with true knowledge, and so increased in humility; who drew near to You, and so increased in courtesy; to whom things were opened, and so increased in praise; who was granted victory, and so increased in humbleness; whose past and future sins were forgiven, yet he stood [in prayer] until his feet cracked, in thankfulness to You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ نُورُهُ حِجَابًا عَنْكَ، بَلْ كَانَ دَلِيلًا عَلَيْكَ، وَلَمْ تَكُنْ مَحَبَّتُهُ بَدَلًا مِنْ عِبَادَتِكَ، بَلْ كَانَتْ طَرِيقًا إِلَى طَاعَتِكَ، وَلَمْ يَكُنِ اتِّبَاعُهُ صُورَةً عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، بَلْ كَانَ عَهْدًا فِي الْقَلْبِ وَعَمَلًا فِي الْجَوَارِحِ.

Allâhümme salli alâ men lem yekün nûruhû hicâben ank, bel kâne delîlen aleyk, ve lem tekün mahabbetühû bedelen min ibâdetik, bel kânet tarîkan ilâ tâatik, ve lem yeküni’ttibâuhû sûraten ale’l-lisân, bel kâne ahden fi’l-kalbi ve amelen fi’l-cevârih.

O God, send blessings upon the one whose light was not a veil from You but a proof pointing to You; whose love was not a substitute for worshipping You but a path to obeying You; and whose following was not a mere form upon the tongue but a covenant in the heart and a deed in the limbs.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ رَحْمَةً لِلْعَالَمِينَ، فَكَانَتْ رَحْمَتُهُ لَيْسَتْ لِينًا بِلَا حَقٍّ، وَلَا حَقًّا بِلَا رَحْمَةٍ، بَلْ مِيزَانًا مِنْ نُورٍ، يَضَعُ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ، وَيَرُدُّ كُلَّ قَلْبٍ إِلَى رَبِّهِ.

Allâhümme salli alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, ellezî cealtehû rahmeten li’l-âlemîn, fekânet rahmetühû leyset lînen bilâ hakk, ve lâ hakkan bilâ rahmeh, bel mîzânen min nûr, yedau külle şey’in fî mevdıih, ve yerüddü külle kalbin ilâ rabbih.

O God, send blessings upon our master Muhammad, whom You made a mercy to the worlds — a mercy that was neither softness without truth, nor truth without mercy, but a balance of light: placing everything in its rightful place, and returning every heart to its Lord.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ إِذَا نَظَرْنَا إِلَى سُنَّتِهِ رَأَيْنَا كَيْفَ يَكُونُ الْعَبْدُ عَبْدًا، وَكَيْفَ يَكُونُ الْقَوِيُّ رَحِيمًا، وَالْمُنْتَصِرُ شَاكِرًا، وَالْحَاكِمُ عَادِلًا، وَالزَّاهِدُ عَامِلًا، وَالْعَالِمُ مُتَوَاضِعًا، وَالْخَائِفُ مُطْمَئِنًّا، وَالْمُحِبُّ مُتَّبِعًا.

Allâhümme salli alâ men izâ nazarnâ ilâ sünnetihî raeynâ keyfe yekûnü’l-abdü abdâ, ve keyfe yekûnü’l-kaviyyü rahîmâ, ve’l-müntesıru şâkirâ, ve’l-hâkimü âdilâ, ve’z-zâhidü âmilâ, ve’l-âlimü mütevâdıâ, ve’l-hâifü mutmainnâ, ve’l-muhibbü müttebiâ.

O God, send blessings upon the one at whose Sunnah, when we look, we see how a servant should be a servant; how the strong should be merciful, the victor thankful, the ruler just, the ascetic active, the scholar humble, the fearful at peace, and the lover a follower.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ عَلَّمَنَا أَنَّ الْعِلْمَ إِذَا لَمْ يَزِدْ صَاحِبَهُ خَشْيَةً فَهُوَ حُجَّةٌ عَلَيْهِ، وَأَنَّ الْفَتْحَ إِذَا لَمْ يَزِدْ صَاحِبَهُ حَمْدًا فَهُوَ فِتْنَةٌ لَهُ، وَأَنَّ النِّعْمَةَ إِذَا لَمْ تَقُدْ إِلَى الشُّكْرِ صَارَتْ حِجَابًا، وَأَنَّ الْقُدْرَةَ إِذَا لَمْ تُصْرَفْ فِي الْحَقِّ صَارَتْ طُغْيَانًا.

Allâhümme salli alâ men allemenâ enne’l-ilme izâ lem yezid sâhibehû haşyeten fehüve hüccetün aleyh, ve enne’l-fetha izâ lem yezid sâhibehû hamden fehüve fitnetün leh, ve enne’n-ni‘mete izâ lem tekud ile’ş-şükri sârat hicâbâ, ve enne’l-kudrate izâ lem tusraf fi’l-hakkı sârat tuğyânâ.

O God, send blessings upon the one who taught us that knowledge, if it does not increase its owner in awe, becomes a proof against him; that an opening [of success], if it does not increase its owner in praise, becomes a trial for him; that a blessing, if it does not lead to gratitude, becomes a veil; and that power, if it is not spent in the truth, becomes tyranny.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ جَمَعْتَ فِيهِ جَمَالَ الْخُلُقِ وَجَلَالَ الْأَمَانَةِ، فَكَانَ أَرْحَمَ النَّاسِ بِالنَّاسِ، وَأَشَدَّهُمْ قِيَامًا بِحَقِّكَ، وَأَوْسَعَهُمْ صَدْرًا لِلْخَلْقِ، وَأَصْدَقَهُمْ فَقْرًا إِلَيْكَ، وَأَكْمَلَهُمْ حَمْدًا لَكَ.

Allâhümme salli alâ men cema‘te fîhi cemâle’l-huluki ve celâle’l-emâneh, fekâne erhame’n-nâsi bi’n-nâs, ve eşeddehüm kıyâmen bihakkık, ve evseahüm sadran li’l-halk, ve asdekahüm fakran ileyk, ve ekmelehüm hamden lek.

O God, send blessings upon the one in whom You joined the beauty of character and the majesty of trustworthiness — so he was the most merciful of people toward people, the most steadfast of them in upholding Your right, the most expansive of them in heart toward creation, the most sincere of them in poverty before You, and the most complete of them in praise of You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَاةَ عَبْدٍ لَا يَدَّعِي مَقَامًا، وَلَا يَطْلُبُ ظُهُورًا، وَلَا يَجْعَلُ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِ زِينَةَ لِسَانٍ بِلَا اتِّبَاعٍ، وَلَكِنْ يَجْعَلُهَا عَهْدًا أَنْ يَتَأَدَّبَ بِأَدَبِهِ، وَيَسْتَضِيءَ بِنُورِهِ، وَيَسِيرَ خَلْفَهُ إِلَيْكَ.

Allâhümme salli alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, salâte abdin lâ yeddaî makâmâ, ve lâ yatlübü zuhûrâ, ve lâ yec‘alü’s-salâte aleyhi zînete lisânin bilâ’ttibâ‘, ve lâkin yec‘alühâ ahden en yeteeddebe biedebih, ve yestadîe binûrih, ve yesîra halfehû ileyk.

O God, send blessings upon our master Muhammad — the blessing of a servant who claims no station, seeks no prominence, and does not make blessings upon him an ornament of the tongue without following; but rather makes them a covenant: to be schooled in his courtesy, to be lit by his light, and to walk behind him toward You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تُطَهِّرُ بِنَا مَعْنَى الْمَحَبَّةِ، حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ دَعْوَى، وَتُهَذِّبُ بِنَا مَعْنَى الِاتِّبَاعِ، حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ صُورَةً، وَتُصْلِحُ بِنَا مَعْنَى الْعِلْمِ، حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ كِبْرًا، وَتَرْفَعُ بِنَا مَعْنَى الْعَمَلِ، حَتَّى لَا يَكُونَ حِجَابًا.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten tutahhiru binâ ma‘ne’l-mahabbeh, hattâ lâ tekûne da‘vâ, ve tühezzibü binâ ma‘ne’l-ittibâ‘, hattâ lâ yekûne sûrah, ve tuslihu binâ ma‘ne’l-ilm, hattâ lâ yekûne kibrâ, ve terfau binâ ma‘ne’l-amel, hattâ lâ yekûne hicâbâ.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing by which You purify in us the meaning of love, so that it not become a claim; refine in us the meaning of following, so that it not become a mere form; set right in us the meaning of knowledge, so that it not become pride; and elevate in us the meaning of action, so that it not become a veil.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَاةً نَتَعَلَّمُ بِهَا كَيْفَ نَرُدُّ كُلَّ نِعْمَةٍ إِلَيْكَ، وَكُلَّ فَتْحٍ إِلَى فَضْلِكَ، وَكُلَّ قُوَّةٍ إِلَى حَوْلِكَ، وَكُلَّ نَجَاحٍ إِلَى تَوْفِيقِكَ، وَكُلَّ خَوْفٍ إِلَى أَدَبِكَ، وَكُلَّ أَمَلٍ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ.

Allâhümme salli alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, salâten neteallemü bihâ keyfe nerüddü külle ni‘metin ileyk, ve külle fethin ilâ fadlik, ve külle kuvvetin ilâ havlik, ve külle necâhin ilâ tevfîkık, ve külle havfin ilâ edebik, ve külle emelin ilâ rahmetik.

O God, send blessings upon our master Muhammad — a blessing by which we learn how to return every blessing to You, every opening to Your grace, every strength to Your power, every success to Your enabling, every fear to reverence before You, and every hope to Your mercy.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مَنْ كَانَ إِذَا خَافَ فَإِلَيْكَ، وَإِذَا رَجَا فَفِيكَ، وَإِذَا عَمِلَ فَبِكَ، وَإِذَا حَمِدَ فَلَكَ، وَإِذَا سَجَدَ فَبَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ، وَإِذَا بَكَى فَمِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ، وَإِذَا سَكَتَ فَعَلَى أَدَبٍ مَعَكَ.

Allâhümme salli alâ men kâne izâ hâfe feileyk, ve izâ recâ fefîk, ve izâ amile febik, ve izâ hamide felek, ve izâ secede febeyne yedeyk, ve izâ bekâ femin haşyetik, ve izâ sekete fealâ edebin meak.

O God, send blessings upon the one who, when he feared, feared toward You; when he hoped, hoped in You; when he acted, acted by You; when he praised, praised You; when he prostrated, prostrated before You; when he wept, wept from awe of You; and when he fell silent, was silent upon a courtesy with You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ كُلَّمَا نَسِينَا فَذَكَّرْتَنَا، وَكُلَّمَا غَفَلْنَا فَأَيْقَظْتَنَا، وَكُلَّمَا أُعْطِينَا فَأَلْهَمْتَنَا الشُّكْرَ، وَكُلَّمَا فُتِحَ لَنَا فَحَفِظْتَنَا مِنَ الدَّعْوَى، وَكُلَّمَا ضِقْنَا فَوَسَّعْتَنَا بِحُسْنِ الظَّنِّ بِكَ.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi küllemâ nesînâ fezekkertenâ, ve küllemâ gafelnâ feeykaztenâ, ve küllemâ u‘tînâ feelhemtene’ş-şükr, ve küllemâ fütiha lenâ fehafiztenâ mine’d-da‘vâ, ve küllemâ diknâ fevessa‘tenâ bihüsni’z-zanni bik.

O God, send blessings upon him — whenever we forget and You remind us, whenever we grow heedless and You awaken us, whenever we are given and You inspire in us gratitude, whenever something is opened to us and You protect us from self-claim, and whenever we are constricted and You expand us through good opinion of You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تَجْعَلُنَا نَعْرِفُ أَنَّ مَحَبَّتَهُ لَيْسَتْ هُرُوبًا مِنَ التَّكْلِيفِ، بَلْ دُخُولٌ فِي أَعْمَقِ التَّكْلِيفِ، وَلَيْسَتْ رَاحَةً لِلنَّفْسِ، بَلْ تَرْبِيَةٌ لَهَا، وَلَيْسَتْ كَلِمَةً تُقَالُ، بَلْ صِدْقٌ يُمْتَحَنُ فِي الْخُلُقِ وَالْعَمَلِ وَالصَّبْرِ وَالْحَقِّ.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten tec‘alünâ na‘rifü enne mahabbetehû leyset hurûben mine’t-teklîf, bel dühûlün fî a‘maki’t-teklîf, ve leyset râhaten li’n-nefs, bel terbiyetün lehâ, ve leyset kelimeten tükâl, bel sıdkun yümtehanü fi’l-huluki ve’l-ameli ve’s-sabri ve’l-hakk.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing that makes us know that his love is not a flight from [religious] obligation, but an entering into the deepest of obligation; not a comfort for the ego, but a schooling of it; not a word to be spoken, but a truthfulness tested in character, deed, patience, and truth.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، مَا دَامَ فِي الْقَلْبِ شَوْقٌ إِلَى الْحَقِّ، وَمَا دَامَ فِي اللِّسَانِ حَمْدٌ لِلرَّبِّ، وَمَا دَامَ فِي الْعَيْنِ دَمْعٌ مِنَ الْخَشْيَةِ، وَمَا دَامَ فِي الْعَقْلِ طَلَبٌ لِلْفَهْمِ، وَمَا دَامَ فِي الْعَبْدِ فَقْرٌ إِلَى مَوْلَاهُ.

Allâhümme salli alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, mâ dâme fi’l-kalbi şevkun ile’l-hakk, ve mâ dâme fi’l-lisâni hamdün li’r-rabb, ve mâ dâme fi’l-ayni dem‘un mine’l-haşyeh, ve mâ dâme fi’l-akli talebün li’l-fehm, ve mâ dâme fi’l-abdi fakrun ilâ mevlâh.

O God, send blessings upon our master Muhammad — as long as there is in the heart a longing for the truth, and in the tongue praise of the Lord, and in the eye a tear of awe, and in the mind a seeking of understanding, and in the servant a poverty toward his Master.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تُنْزِلُ عَلَى قُلُوبِنَا سَكِينَةَ الِاتِّبَاعِ، وَعَلَى أَلْسِنَتِنَا صِدْقَ الذِّكْرِ، وَعَلَى أَعْمَالِنَا نُورَ الْإِخْلَاصِ، وَعَلَى نِيَّاتِنَا حِرَاسَةَ الْأَدَبِ، وَعَلَى خَطَوَاتِنَا اسْتِقَامَةَ الطَّرِيقِ.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten tünzilü alâ kulûbinâ sekînete’l-ittibâ‘, ve alâ elsinetinâ sıdka’z-zikr, ve alâ a‘mâlinâ nûra’l-ihlâs, ve alâ niyyâtinâ hırâsete’l-edeb, ve alâ hatavâtinâ istikâmete’t-tarîk.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing that sends down upon our hearts the tranquility of following, upon our tongues the truthfulness of remembrance, upon our deeds the light of sincerity, upon our intentions the guarding of courtesy, and upon our steps the straightness of the path.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تُعَلِّمُنَا أَنَّ الطَّرِيقَ إِلَيْكَ لَيْسَ بِالْقُوَّةِ وَحْدَهَا، وَلَا بِالذَّكَاءِ وَحْدَهُ، وَلَا بِالْعَمَلِ وَحْدَهُ، وَلَكِنْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ أَوَّلًا، ثُمَّ بِصِدْقِ الِاتِّبَاعِ، وَحُسْنِ الِاسْتِعَانَةِ، وَدَوَامِ الْحَمْدِ، وَسَلَامَةِ الْقَلْبِ.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten tuallimünâ enne’t-tarîka ileyke leyse bi’l-kuvveti vahdehâ, ve lâ bi’z-zekâi vahdeh, ve lâ bi’l-ameli vahdeh, ve lâkin birahmetike evvelâ, sümme bisıdki’l-ittibâ‘, ve hüsni’l-istiâneh, ve devâmi’l-hamd, ve selâmeti’l-kalb.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing that teaches us that the path to You is not by strength alone, nor by cleverness alone, nor by action alone, but by Your mercy first, then by the truthfulness of following, the excellence of seeking help, the constancy of praise, and the soundness of the heart.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ أُسْوَةً، فَلَا تَجْعَلْنَا نَذْكُرُهُ وَلَا نَتَأَسَّى بِهِ، وَلَا نُثْنِي عَلَيْهِ وَنُخَالِفُ هَدْيَهُ، وَلَا نُكْثِرُ الصَّلَاةَ عَلَيْهِ وَقُلُوبُنَا بَعِيدَةٌ عَنْ أَدَبِهِ.

Allâhümme salli ale’n-nebiyyillezî cealtehû üsveh, felâ tec‘alnâ nezküruhû ve lâ neteessâ bih, ve lâ nüsnî aleyhi ve nühâlifü hedyeh, ve lâ nüksiru’s-salâte aleyhi ve kulûbunâ baîdetün an edebih.

O God, send blessings upon the Prophet whom You made an example — and do not make us of those who mention him yet do not take him as a model, who praise him yet oppose his guidance, or who multiply blessings upon him while their hearts are far from his courtesy.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ، وَاجْعَلْ صَلَاتَنَا عَلَيْهِ نُورًا فِي الْفَهْمِ، وَرِقَّةً فِي الْقَلْبِ، وَصِدْقًا فِي اللِّسَانِ، وَأَمَانَةً فِي الْعَمَلِ، وَحَيَاءً فِي السِّرِّ، وَاسْتِقَامَةً فِي الظَّاهِرِ، وَرَحْمَةً لِلْخَلْقِ، وَفَقْرًا صَادِقًا إِلَيْكَ.

Allâhümme salli aleyh, vec‘al salâtenâ aleyhi nûran fi’l-fehm, ve rikkaten fi’l-kalb, ve sıdkan fi’l-lisân, ve emâneten fi’l-amel, ve hayâen fi’s-sirr, ve istikâmeten fi’z-zâhir, ve rahmeten li’l-halk, ve fakran sâdikan ileyk.

O God, send blessings upon him, and make our blessing upon him a light in understanding, a tenderness in the heart, truthfulness on the tongue, trustworthiness in action, modesty in the inward, uprightness in the outward, mercy toward creation, and a sincere poverty toward You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَاةً تُرَدُّ بِهَا النُّفُوسُ مِنَ التَّفَرُّقِ إِلَى الْوَجْهَةِ، وَمِنَ الْقَسْوَةِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَةِ، وَمِنَ الْغَفْلَةِ إِلَى الذِّكْرِ، وَمِنَ الْفَخْرِ إِلَى الشُّكْرِ، وَمِنَ الْخَوْفِ الْمُظْلِمِ إِلَى الْخَشْيَةِ الْمُنِيرَةِ.

Allâhümme salli alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, salâten türeddü bihe’n-nüfûsü mine’t-teferruki ile’l-vichah, ve mine’l-kasveti ile’r-rahmeh, ve mine’l-gafleti ile’z-zikr, ve mine’l-fahri ile’ş-şükr, ve mine’l-havfi’l-muzlimi ile’l-haşyeti’l-münîrah.

O God, send blessings upon our master Muhammad — a blessing by which souls are returned from dispersion to a single direction, from hardness to mercy, from heedlessness to remembrance, from boasting to gratitude, and from dark fear to luminous awe.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تَجْعَلُ حُبَّهُ فِينَا عَمَلًا، وَذِكْرَهُ فِينَا حَيَاءً، وَاتِّبَاعَهُ فِينَا اسْتِقَامَةً، وَسُنَّتَهُ فِينَا نُورًا، وَشَفَاعَتَهُ لَنَا رَجَاءً، وَحَوْضَهُ لَنَا مَوْعِدًا، وَجِوَارَهُ لَنَا أُنْسًا، وَرِضَاكَ عَنَّا غَايَةً.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten tec‘alü hubbehû fînâ amelâ, ve zikrehû fînâ hayâen, ve’ttibâahû fînâ istikâmeh, ve sünnetehû fînâ nûrâ, ve şefâatehû lenâ recâen, ve havdahû lenâ mev‘idâ, ve civârehû lenâ ünsâ, ve rıdâke annâ gâyeh.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing that makes his love in us a deed, his remembrance in us a modesty, his following in us an uprightness, his Sunnah in us a light, his intercession for us a hope, his Pool (Ḥawḍ) for us a promised meeting, his nearness for us an intimacy, and Your good pleasure with us the ultimate goal.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تُحْيِي بِنَا مَعْنَى الْعُبُودِيَّةِ، وَتُذِيبُ فِينَا وَهْمَ الِاسْتِغْنَاءِ، وَتَكْسِرُ فِينَا كِبْرَ الْعَمَلِ، وَتُثَبِّتُ فِينَا أَدَبَ الْحَمْدِ، وَتَجْعَلُنَا إِذَا قَوِينَا رَحِيمِينَ، وَإِذَا فُتِحَ لَنَا مُتَوَاضِعِينَ، وَإِذَا نُصِرْنَا شَاكِرِينَ.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten tuhyî binâ ma‘ne’l-ubûdiyyeh, ve tüzîbü fînâ vehme’l-istiğnâ‘, ve teksiru fînâ kibre’l-amel, ve tüsebbitü fînâ edebe’l-hamd, ve tec‘alünâ izâ kaviynâ rahîmîn, ve izâ fütiha lenâ mütevâdıîn, ve izâ nusırnâ şâkirîn.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing that revives in us the meaning of servanthood, dissolves in us the illusion of self-sufficiency, breaks in us the pride of action, and establishes in us the courtesy of praise; and that makes us, when we grow strong, merciful; when things are opened to us, humble; and when we are given victory, thankful.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلَاةً تَكُونُ لَنَا بَابًا إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ، وَحِصْنًا مِنْ عُجْبِ أَنْفُسِنَا، وَمِرْآةً نَرَى فِيهَا نَقْصَنَا، وَنُورًا نَرَى بِهِ طَرِيقَنَا، وَعَهْدًا نَرْجِعُ بِهِ مِنْ كُلِّ دَعْوَى إِلَى سُجُودٍ.

Allâhümme salli alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, salâten tekûnü lenâ bâben ilâ rahmetik, ve hısnen min ucbi enfüsinâ, ve mir’âten nerâ fîhâ naksanâ, ve nûran nerâ bihî tarîkanâ, ve ahden nerciu bihî min külli da‘vâ ilâ sücûd.

O God, send blessings upon our master Muhammad — a blessing that is for us a door to Your mercy, a fortress against the conceit of our souls, a mirror in which we see our deficiency, a light by which we see our path, and a covenant by which we return from every self-claim to prostration.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً لَا نَجْعَلُهَا خَاتِمَةَ كَلَامٍ فَقَطْ، بَلْ فَاتِحَةَ تَحَوُّلٍ فِي الْقَلْبِ، وَلَا زِينَةَ مَجْلِسٍ فَقَطْ، بَلْ بَيِّنةَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْحَيَاةِ، وَلَا عَادَةً تَجْرِي عَلَى اللِّسَانِ فَقَطْ، بَلْ رُجُوعًا إِلَى الْهَدْيِ وَالرَّحْمَةِ وَالْأَدَبِ.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten lâ nec‘alühâ hâtimete kelâmin fakat, bel fâtihate tehavvülin fi’l-kalb, ve lâ zînete meclisin fakat, bel beyyinete sıdkın fi’l-hayâh, ve lâ âdeten tecrî ale’l-lisâni fakat, bel rücûan ile’l-hedyi ve’r-rahmeti ve’l-edeb.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing we do not make merely the ending of a speech, but the opening of a transformation in the heart; not merely the ornament of a gathering, but the proof of truthfulness in life; not merely a habit running upon the tongue, but a returning to guidance, mercy, and courtesy.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ، عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ، وَحَبِيبِكَ وَصَفِيِّكَ، وَالنُّورِ الَّذِي دَلَلْتَنَا بِهِ عَلَى نُورِكَ، وَالرَّحْمَةِ الَّتِي عَرَّفْتَنَا بِهَا رَحْمَتَكَ، وَالْعَبْدِ الَّذِي عَلَّمَنَا كَيْفَ نَكُونُ عِبَادًا لَكَ.

Allâhümme salli ve sellim ve bârik alâ seyyidinâ Muhammed, abdike ve rasûlik, ve habîbike ve safiyyik, ve’n-nûrillezî deleltenâ bihî alâ nûrik, ve’r-rahmetilletî arrafetenâ bihâ rahmetek, ve’l-abdillezî allemenâ keyfe nekûnü ibâden lek.

O God, send blessings, peace, and benediction upon our master Muhammad — Your servant and Your Messenger, Your beloved and Your chosen one; the light by which You guided us to Your light, the mercy by which You made us know Your mercy, and the servant who taught us how to be servants to You.

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ صَلَاةً تَرْضَى بِهَا عَنَّا، وَتُصْلِحُ بِهَا مَا بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ، وَتَغْفِرُ بِهَا مَا كَانَ مِنَّا، وَتَحْفَظُ بِهَا مَا فَتَحْتَهُ عَلَيْنَا، وَتَجْعَلُ بِهَا آخِرَ أَمْرِنَا حُسْنًا، وَآخِرَ كَلَامِنَا حَمْدًا، وَآخِرَ سَيْرِنَا لِقَاءً بِكَ عَلَى الرِّضَا.

Allâhümme salli aleyhi salâten terdâ bihâ annâ, ve tuslihu bihâ mâ beynenâ ve beynek, ve tağfiru bihâ mâ kâne minnâ, ve tahfazu bihâ mâ fetahtehû aleynâ, ve tec‘alü bihâ âhira emrinâ husnâ, ve âhira kelâminâ hamdâ, ve âhira seyrinâ likâen bike ale’r-rıdâ.

O God, send blessings upon him — a blessing by which You are pleased with us, set right what is between us and You, forgive what has issued from us, preserve what You have opened to us, and make the end of our affair goodness, the end of our speech praise, and the end of our journey a meeting with You in [Your] good pleasure.

وَصَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ عَلَى آلِهِ الطَّاهِرِينَ، وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْمُهْتَدِينَ، وَمَنْ تَبِعَهُمْ بِإِحْسَانٍ إِلَى يَوْمِ الدِّينِ.

Ve salli’llâhümme alâ âlihi’t-tâhirîn, ve ashâbihi’l-mühtedîn, ve men tebiahüm biihsânin ilâ yevmi’d-dîn.

And send blessings, O God, upon his pure family, his rightly-guided Companions, and those who follow them in excellence until the Day of Judgment.