23RD NIGHT OF RAMADHAN
The twenty-third night of Ramaḍān, the last of the Qadr Nights, is more meritorious than the two previous ones; namely, the nineteenth and the twenty-first. Many narrations confirm that it is the Qadr Night at which all wise affairs are decided.
Dua on the 23rd night of Ramaḍān
Arabic/Translation/TransliterationArabic
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يَا رَبَّ لَيْلَةِ ٱلقَدْرِ
ya rabba laylati alqadri
O Lord of the Grand Night
وَجَاعِلَهَا خَيْراً مِنَ الْفِ شَهْرٍ
wa ja`ilaha khayran min alfi shahrin
Who decided it to be better than one thousand months!
وَرَبَّ ٱللَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ
wa rabba allayli walnnahari
O Lord of night, day,
وَٱلْجِبَالِ وَٱلبِحَارِ
waljibali walbihari
mountains, oceans,
وَٱلظُّلَمِ وَٱلانْوَارِ
wal¨¨ulami wal-anwari
darkness, light,
وَٱلارْضِ وَٱلسَّمَاءِ
wal-ardi walssama’i
the earth, and the heavens!
يَا بَارِئُ يَا مُصَوِّرُ
ya bari’u ya musawwiru
O Maker! O Fashioner!
يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ
ya hannanu ya mannanu
O All-tender! O All-favorer!
يَا اللَّهُ يَا رَحْمٰنُ
ya allahu ya rahmanu
O Allah! O All-beneficent!
يَا اللَّهُ يَا قَيُّومُ
ya allahu ya qayyumu
O Allah! O Self-Subsisting!
يَا اللَّهُ يَا بَدِيعُ
ya allahu ya badi`u
O Allah! O wonderful Originator!
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ
ya allahu ya allahu ya allahu
O Allah! O Allah! O Allah!
لَكَ ٱلاسْمَاءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
laka al-asma’u alhusna
To You are the Most Excellent Names,
وَٱلامْثَالُ ٱلْعُلْيَا
wal-amthalu al`ulya
the most elevated examples,
وَٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَٱلآلاَءُ
walkibriya’u wal-ala’u
greatness, and bounties.
اسْالُكَ انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
as’aluka an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
I beseech You to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَانْ تَجْعَلَ ٱسْمِي فِي هٰذِهِ ٱللَّيْلَةِ فِي ٱلسُّعَدَاءِ
wa an taj`ala ismi fi hadhihi allaylati fi alssu`ada’i
include my name with the list of the happiest ones,
وَرُوحِي مَعَ ٱلشُّهَدَاءِ
wa ruhi ma`a alshshuhada’i
add my soul to the martyrs,
وَإِحْسَانِي فِي عِلِّيِّينَ
wa ihsani fi `illiyyina
record my good deeds in the most exalted rank,
وَإِسَاءَتِي مَغْفُورَةً
wa isa’ati maghfuratan
decide my offense to be forgiven,
وَانْ تَهَبَ لِي يَقِيناً تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي
wa an tahaba li yaqinan tubashiru bihi qalbi
grant me certitude that fills in my heart
وَإِيـمَاناً يُذْهِبُ ٱلشَّكَّ عَنِّي
wa imanan yudhhibu alshshakka `anni
and faith that removes doubt from me,
وَتُرْضِيَنِي بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي
wa turdiyani bima qasamta li
make me feel satisfied with that which You decide for me,
وَآتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً
wa atina fi alddunya hasanatan
grant us reward in this world
وَفِي ٱلآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً
wa fi al-akhirati hasanatan
and reward in the Hereafter,
وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
wa qina `adhaba alnnari alhariqi
save us from the torment of the burning Fire,
وَٱرْزُقْنِي فِيهَا ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ وَٱلرَّغْبَةَ إِلَيْكَ
warzuqni fiha dhikraka wa shukraka walrraghbata ilayka
and confer upon us at this night Your mentioning, thanking You, desiring for You,
وَٱلإِنَابَةَ وَٱلتَّوْفِيقَ لِمَا وَفَّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمَّداً وَآلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمُ ٱلسَّلاَمُ
wal-inabata walttawfiqa lima waffaqta lahu muhammadan wa ala muhammadin `alayhi wa `alayhimu alssalamu
turning to You, and success to that to which You led Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, peace be upon him and them.
يَا رَبَّ لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ وَ جَاعِلَهَا خَيْرا مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ وَ رَبَّ اللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ وَ الْجِبَالِ وَ الْبِحَارِ وَ الظُّلَمِ وَ الْاَنْوَارِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ السَّمَاءِ يَا بَارِئُ يَا مُصَوِّرُ يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ يَا اللّٰهُ يَا رَحْمَانُ يَا اللّٰهُ يَا قَيُّومُ يَا اللّٰهُ يَا بَدِيعُ يَا اللّٰهُ يَا اللّٰهُ يَا اللّٰهُ لَكَ الْاَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى وَ الْاَمْثَالُ الْعُلْيَا وَ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ وَ الْآلاءُ اَسْاَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اَنْ تَجْعَلَ اسْمِي فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ فِي السُّعَدَاءِ وَ رُوحِي مَعَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَ اِحْسَانِي فِي عِلِّيِّينَ وَ اِسَاءَتِي مَغْفُورَةً وَ اَنْ تَهَبَ لِي يَقِينا تُبَاشِرُ بِهِ قَلْبِي وَ اِيمَانا يُذْهِبُ الشَّكَّ عَنِّي وَ تُرْضِيَنِي بِمَا قَسَمْتَ لِي وَ آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَ قِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ الْحَرِيقِ وَ ارْزُقْنِي فِيهَا ذِكْرَكَ وَ شُكْرَكَ وَ الرَّغْبَةَ اِلَيْكَ وَ الْاِنَابَةَ وَ التَّوْبَةَ وَ التَّوْفِيقَ لِمَا وَفَّقْتَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدا وَ آلَ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلامُ .
The Twenty Third Night Prayer: It is recommended to offer an eight unit prayer with any selected Surahs.
The Twenty-Third Day Supplication
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اَللّٰهُمَّ اغْسِلْنِي فِيْهِ مِنَ الذُّنُوْبِ
allahumma aghsilny fihi mina aldhdhunubi
O Allah; on this day, (please) cleanse me from sinning;
وَ طَهِّرْنِي فِيْهِ مِنَ الْعُيُوْبِ
wa tahhrny fihi mina al`uyubi
And purify me from defects,
وَ امْتَحِنْ قَلْبِي فِيْهِ بِتَقْوَى الْقُلُوْبِ
wamtahin qalby fihi bitaqwa alqulubi
And try my heart with the cordial piety;
يَا مُقِيْلَ عَثَرَاتِ الْمُذْنِبِيْنَ
ya muqila `atharati almudhnibina