يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
يَا اهْلَ العُقُولِ السَّالِمَةْ
وَ اهْلَ القُلُوبِ العَالِمَةْ
O people of sound intellects
and people of knowledgeable hearts
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
قُولُوا بِهِمَّةْ عَازِمَةْ
وَ بِصِدْقِ نِــيَّــةْ جَازِمَةْ
Say, with resolute aspiration
and with truthful firm intentions
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
فَهْيَ إِلَيْهَا المُنْتَهَى
قَدْ قَالَ أَرْبَابُ النُّهَى
For it is the ultimate end
as the people of intellect has declared
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
دَعْوَةْ عَجِيبَةْ تَامَّةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
An complete amazing supplication
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
يَا رَبَّنَا يَا رَبَّنَا
أُلْطُفْ بِنَا وَ اغْفِرْ لَنَا
O Lord, O Lord, O Lord
Be gentle and forgive us
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
و اخْتِمْ بِخَيْرٍ إِنْ دَنَى
إِبَّانَ يَوْمِ الطَّامَّةْ
Give us a good ending, when it draws near:
the time of the Day of Disaster
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
فَالمَوْتُ آتٍ عَنْ قَرِيبْ
كُلٌّ لَهُ مِنْهُ نَصِيبْ
For death is coming soon
everyone will have their portion of it
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
مَن كَانَ دَانٍ أَوْ نَسِيبْ
فَهْوَ مُصِيبَةْ عَامَّةْ
Whether one is of lowly or noble lineage
It is truly an all encompassing tribulation
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
ثُمَّ إِذَا مُتَّ أَتَوْكْ
وَ غَسَّلُوكَ وَكَفَّنُوكْ
Then, when you die, they come to you
and wash and shroud you
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
وَ شَيَّعُوكْ وَ أَلْحَدُوكْ
وَ صِرْتَ جِيفَةْ خَامَّةْ
they will follow you to the grave and bury you
and you become a decomposed carcass
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
يارَبِّ كُنْ لِي يَا مُعِينْ
إِذَا رَشَحْ عَظْمُ الجَبِينْ
O Lord, be there for me; O Helper
when the sweat of the forehead flows forth
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
وَ اخْتِمْ إِلَهِي بِاليَقِينْ
مِنْ قَبْلِ لَوْمِ اللَّائِمَةْ
O God, allow me to end with certainty
before the rebuke of the rebuker comes (i.e., death)
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
دُنْيَاكَ مَا هِي لِلمَقَرّ
وَ إِنَّمَا هِي لِلمَمَرّ
Your worldly life is not for you to remain
It is only for you to transition through
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
فَافْكِرْ وَ أَمْعِنْ فِي النَّظَرْ
وَ لَاتَكُنْ كَالسَّائِمَةْ
So think and reflect deeply
Do not be like cattle
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
يا رَبِّ مَا مَعْنَا عَمَلْ
وَ كَسْبُنَا كُلُّهْ زَلَلْ
O Lord, we have no deeds to show
and all our efforts are nothing but slip ups
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
لَكِنْ لَنَا فِيكَ أَمَلْ
تُحْيِي العِظَامَ الرَّامَّةْ
However, we have great hopes in you
that you will bring life again to decayed bones
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
قَدْ حَانَ حِيْنُ الِانْتِقَالْ
وَ العُمْرُ وَلَّى فِي ضَلَالْ
The time of transition has come
and life was wasted in misguidance
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
لَكِنِّي أَرجُو ذَا الجَلَالْ
بِجَاهْ وَالِدْ فَاطِمَةْ
However, I hope, O Possessor of Majesty
by the rank of the father of Fāṭima
يَا الله بِهَا يَا الله بِهَا
يَا الله بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
O Allah, bless us with it. O Allah, bless us with it.
O Allah, bless us with a beautiful end
بِجَاهْ وَالِد فَاطِمَةْ
اُمْنُنْ بِحُسْنِ الخَاتِمَةْ
By the rank of the father of Fāṭima,
bless us with a beautiful ending.