1. إذا ما كنت ملتمساً لرزق

    ونيل القصد من عبدٍ وحر

    If you are seeking sustenance

    And fulfillment of your aim from slave and freeman,

  2. وتظفر بالذي ترجو سريعاً

    وتأمن من مخالفة وعذر

    And would swiftly attain what you hope for

    And be safe from opposition and excuses,

  3. ففاتحة الكتاب فإن فيها

    لما أملت سراً أي سر

    Then turn to the Opening of the Book, for within it

    Lies a secret for what you hope for—what a secret!

  4. تلازم درسها عقبى عشاء

    وفي صبح وفي ظهر وعصر

    Keep reciting it after the night prayer,

    And at the dawn, noon, and afternoon prayers,

  5. وعقبي مغرب في كل ليل

    إلى التسعين تتبعها بعشر

    And after the sunset prayer every night,

    Up to ninety recitations, then follow them with ten.

  6. تنل ما شئت من عز وجاه

    وعظم مهابة وعلو قدر

    You will attain whatever honor and prestige you wish,

    And great reverence and exalted standing,

  7. وستر لا تغيره الليالي

    بحادثة من النقصان تجري

    And protection that the nights will not alter

    Through an event of loss that comes to pass,

  8. وتوفيق وأفراح دواماً

    وتأمن من مخاوف كل شر

    And success and joys continually;

    And be safe from the terrors of every evil,

  9. ومن عري وجوع وانقطاع

    ومن بطش لذي نهي وأمر

    And from nakedness, hunger, and being cut off,

    And from the violence of one who forbids and commands.