Thirteenth: Anas is reported to have quoted the Holy Prophet (s) as saying: Whoever says this supplicatory prayer every morning and every evening, Allah the All-exalted will order four angels to defend him from the front side, the backside, the right side, and the left side, he will be kept under the security of Allah the Almighty and All-majestic, and no harm can ever affect him even if all jinn and all human beings try to cause him harm:
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the Name of Allah; the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ خَيْرِ الْاَسْمَاۤءِ
In the Name of Allah; the best of all names.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ رَبِّ الْاَرْضِ وَ السَّمَاۤءِ
In the Name of Allah; the Lord of the earth and the heavens.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الَّذِىْ لَايَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ سَمٌّ وَلَا دَاۤءٌ
In the Name of Allah with Whose Name, neither poison nor malady can harm.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ اَصْبَحْتُ
In the Name of Allah, I begin my day
وَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ
and in Allah, I put my trust.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ عَلٰى قَلْبِىْ وَ نَفْسِىْ
In the Name of Allah on my heart and my self.
بِسْمِاللّٰهِ عَلٰى دِيْنِىْ وَ عَقْلِىْ
In the Name of Allah on my faith and my intellect.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ عَلٰۤى اَهْلِىْ وَ مَالِىْ
In the Name of Allah on my family members and my property.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ عَلٰى مَاۤ اَعْطَانِىْ رَبِّىْ
In the Name of Allah on what Allah has given me.
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الَّذِىْ لَايَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَىْءٌ
In the Name of Allah with Whose Name nothing can ever harm
فِى الْاَرْضِ وَ لَا فِىْ السَّمَاۤءِ
neither in the earth nor in the heavens,
وَ هُوَ السَّمِيْعُ الْعَلِيْمُ
and He is the Allhearing, the Allknowing.
اَللهُ اَللهُ رَبِّىْ
Allah, Allah is my Lord.
لَاۤ اُشْرِكُ بِهِ شَيْئًا
I do not associate any thing with Him.
اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ
Allah is the Most Great.
اَللهُ اَكْبَرُ وَ اَعَزُّ وَ اَجَلُّ
Allah is greater, mightier, and more majestic
مِمَّاۤ اَخَافُ وَ اَحْذَرُ
than what I fear and what I am afraid of.
عَزَّ جَارُكَ
Strong is one who is in Your vicinity,
وَ جَلَّ ثَنَاۤؤُكَ
majestic is the praise of You,
وَلَاۤ اِلٰهَ غَيْرُكَ
and there is no god save You.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْۤ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِىْ
O Allah, I pray Your protection against the evil of my self,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ سُلْطَانٍ شَدِيْدٍ
the evil of all stern rulers,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيْدٍ
the evil of all rebellious devils,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍ عَنِيْدٍ
the evil of all obstinate tyrants,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ قَضَاۤءِ السُّوْۤءِ
the evil of all misfortunate decrees,
وَ مِنْ كُلِّ دَآبَّةٍ اَنْتَ اٰخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَاۤ
and [the evil of] all living creatures that You grasp from the forelock.
اِنَّكَ عَلٰى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيْمٍ
Verily, You are on a straight path
وَ اَنْتَ عَلٰى كُلِّشَىْءٍ حَفِيْظٌ
and You are the custodian over all things.
اِنَّ وَلِيِّىَ اللّٰهُ الَّذِىْ نَزَّلَ الْكِتَابَ
“Surely, my guardian is Allah Who revealed the Book
وَ هُوَ يَتَوَلَّى الصَّالِحِيْنَ
and He keeps the righteous people under His custody.”
فَاِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَقُلْ حَسْبِىَ اللّٰهُ
“But if they turn back, then say, ‘Allah is sufficient for me.
لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّا هُوَ
There is no god but He.
عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ
On Him do I rely
وَ هُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ۔
and He is the Lord of mighty power.’”
