Ratib Al'attas

To the holy presence of
our Master
and our Beloved Muhammad,
may Allah bless and bestow upon him
and his Family and Companions peace:
and to the spirit of our beloved master
‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Attas,
the composer of the Ratib,
and to Shaykh ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah Baa Raas
(one of his disciples).

Ilaa hadrati Sayyidina wa
Habibina Muhammad-in
Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa aalihi wa sahbihi
wa Sallam
wa ilaa ruhi Sayyidina al-Habib
‘Umar ibni Abd-i’r Rahman al-‘Attas
Sahib- i’r Ratib
wa’sh-Shaykh ‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah Baa Raas

I seek refuge in Allah from
the accursed Satan
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer
of the Worlds;
Most Merciful, Most Compassionate;
King of the Day of Judgement.
You do we worship, and Your aid we seek.
Show us the Straight Way,
The Way of those on whom
You have bestowed Your grace,
Not of those upon whom is Your wrath
nor of those who go astray.
Amen! (1:1-7)

A‘udhu Billahi min
ash-shaytaan-i’r rajeem
Bismillah-i’r Rahman-i’r Raheem
Alhamdu Lillahi Rabbi’l ‘Aalameen
Ar-Rahman-i’r Raheem
Maaliki Yaum-i’d Deen
Iyyaka na‘budu wa Iyyaka nasta‘een
Ihdinas-Siraat al-mustaqeem
Siraat al-ladheena an‘amta ‘alayhim
Ghayri’l maghdubi ‘alayhim wa lad-daalleen
Aameen
(Recite once)

1. I seek refuge
in Allah, the All-Hearing,
the All-Knowing
from the accursed Satan.

1. A‘udhu Billah-i’s
Sami‘ i’l ‘Aleem
min-ash-shaytaan-i’r rajeem
(3 times)

Muhammad is the Messenger
of Allah

I am repentant to Allah

[Supplication
after reciting the Ratib]
Added by the commentator of the Ratib
Sayyid ‘Ali ibn Hasan al-‘Attas

Allah burdens no soul save
to its capacity;
standing to its account is what it has earned,
and against its account is what it has earned.
Our Lord, take us not to task
if we forget, or make mistake.
Our Lord, burden us not with a load
such as You did lay upon those before us.
Our Lord, lay us not with a burden
beyond what we have the strength to bear.
And pardon us, and forgive us,
and have mercy on us.
You are our Protector;
Help us against the people who stand against Faith. (2:285-286)

Laa Yukallifullaahu nafsan
illaa wus‘ahaa
lahaa maa kasabat wa ‘alayhaa maktasabat
Rabbanaa laa tu’aakhidhnaa
innaseenaa aw akhta’naa
Rabbanaa wa laa tahmil ‘alaynaa isran
kamaa hamaltahu ‘alalladheena min qablinaa
Rabbanaa wa laa tuhammilnaa
maa laa taaqata lanaa bihi
Wa‘fu ‘annaa Waghfir lanaa Wa’rhamnaa
Anta Mawlana Fansurnaa
‘ala’l qaumi’l kaafireen

To the holy presence of
our noble Master,
our Beloved, our Intercessor
The Messenger of Allah,
Muhammad son of ‘Abd Allah-
Allah Bless and grant him Peace!-and his Family,
his Companions, his Consorts, his Descendants;
that Allah exalt them in the Garden;
and grant us to benefit from
their spiritual secrets and their lights,
and their various knowledges in religion,
in the world and in the Hereafter,
and make us to be among their Party,
and nourish us with Love for them,
and make us to die in their Way of Religion,
and assemble us in the Final Gathering
in their Group.
May Allah reward all of you!
(Recite
Surah al-Fatihah)

Ilaa hadrati Sayyidina wa
Habibina wa Shafi‘ina Rasulillah-i
Muhammad ibni ‘Abdillah-i
Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam
wa aalihi wa as-haabihi wa azwaajihi
wa dhurriyatihi
bi Annallaha yu‘lee darajaatihim fi’l jannah
wa yanfa‘unaa bi-asraarihim wa anwaarihim
wa ‘ulumihim fi’d deen
wa’d dunyaa wa’l aakhirah
wa yaj‘alanaa min hizbihim
wa yarzuqunaa mahabbatahum
wa yatawaffaanaa ‘alaa millatihim
wa yahshurunaa fee zumratihim
Al-Fatihata Athaabakumullah
(Recite
Surah al-Fatihah)

To the spirit of our noble
master,
the foremost in discernment,
Muhammad ibn ‘Ali Ba ‘Alawi,
and his genealogical root and its branches,
and all our noble masters of the Ba ‘Alawi
as well as all those who have rights over them-
that Allah forgive them, and have mercy on them,
and grant them lofty ranks in the Garden,
and grant us to benefit from their spiritual secrets,
their lights, their various knowledges in religion,
in the world, and in the Hereafter.
May Allah reward all of you!
(Recite
Surah al-Fatihah)

Ilaa ruhi Sayyidina al-Faqih
al-Muqaddam
Muhammad ibni ‘Ali Baa ‘Alawi
wa usulihi wa furu‘ihi
wa jamee‘i saadaatinaa aali Abi ‘Alawi
wa dhawi’l huquqi ‘alaihim ajma‘een
Annallaha yaghfiru lahum wa yarhamuhum
wa yu‘lee darajaatihim fi’l jannah
wa yanfa‘unaa bi-asraarihim
wa anwaarihim wa ‘ulumihim fi’d deen
wa’d dunyaa wa’l aakhirah
Al-Fatihata Athaabakumullah
(Recite
Surah al-Fatihah)

To the spirit of our noble
master,
our beloved, our blessing,
the composer of the Ratib,
the Pole of the Breathings,
the beloved ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Attas;
and to the spirit of the venerable teacher
‘Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah Baa Raas;
and to the spirit of our noble master,
our beloved, our blessing,
our model and our guide, the beloved leader
Ahmad ibn Hasan ibn ‘AbdAllah al-‘Attas,
and their genealogical roots and branches
as well as those that have rights over them-
that Allah forgive them, and have mercy on them,
and elevate their ranks in the Garden,
and grant us to benefit from their spiritual secrets,
their lights, their various knowledges and
beneficial effects in religion,
in the world and in the Hereafter.
May Allah reward all of you!
(Recite
Surah al-Fatihah)

Ilaa ruhi Sayyidina wa habibina
wa barkatina
Saahib-i’r Ratib Qutb-i’l Anfaas
al-Habib ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd-i’r Rahman-i’l ‘Attas
thumma ilaa ruhi’sh Shaykh
‘Ali ibni ‘AbdAllah Baa Raas
thumma ilaa ruhi Sayyidina wa habibina
wa barkatina wa qudwatina wa murshidina
al-Imam-i’l Habib
Ahmad ibni Hasan ibni ‘AbdAllah-i’l ‘Attas
wa usulihim wa furu‘ihim
wa dhawi’l huquqi ‘alaihim ajma‘een
Annallaha yaghfiru lahum wa yarhamuhum
wa yu‘lee darajaatihim fi’l jannah
wa yanfa‘unaa bi-asraarihim wa anwaarihim
wa ‘ulumihim wa nafahaatihim
fi’d deen wa’d dunya wa’l aakhirah
Al-Fatihata Athaabakumullah
(Recite Surah al-Fatihah)

To the spirits of the saints,
the witnesses,
the righteous, and rightly-guided leaders;
and to the spirits of our parents,
our doctors of religion, our teachers
and all those who have rights over us;
and to the spirits of the departed
who truly believe and have faith,
both men and women,
and who have willingly submitted to Allah in Islam-
that Allah forgive them, and have mercy on them,
and elevate their ranks in the Garden,
and grant us to benefit from their spiritual secrets,
their lights and their various knowledges in religion,
in the world and in the Hereafter.
May Allah reward all of you!
(Recite Surah
al-Fatihah)

Ilaa arwaahi’l awliyaa’
wa’sh shuhadaa’
wa’s saaliheen wa’l a’immati’r raashideen
thumma ilaa arwaahi waalideena
wa mashaayikhina wa mu‘allimeena
wa dhawi’l huquqi ‘alaynaa ajma‘een
thumma ilaa arwaahi amwaati’l
mu’mineena wa’l mu’minaat
wa’l muslimeena wa’l muslimaat
Annallaha yaghfiru lahum wa yarhamuhum
wa yu‘lee darajaatihim fi’l jannah
wa yanfa‘unaa bi asraarihim
wa anwaarihim wa ‘ulumihim fi’d deen
waddunya wa’l aakhirah
Al-Fatihata Athaabakumullah

(Recite Surah al-Fatihah)

That Allah kindly accept
our works
and make complete all requests that are hoped for,
and make good our affairs,
both manifest and hidden, in religion
in this world and in the Hereafter;
and that He may repel evil from us
and attract good for us and our loved ones,
our parents, our teachers of religion,
with grace and well-being, with the intention that
Allah may illuminate our hearts and our souls
with godliness and guidance and purity,
and make us to die in the Religion of Islam
in true belief and faith without trial and examination
by right of our Master the son of ‘Adnan
and with every good intention.
And (finally) to the holy presence
of the Beloved Muhammad-
Allah bless him and give him peace-
and whoever aids him.
May Allah reward all of you!
(Recite
Surah al-Fatihah)

[End of
supplication]

Bi’l qabul wa tamaami kulli
su’l wa ma’mulin
wa salaahi’sh sha’n zaahiran wa baatinan
fi’d deen wa’d dunya wa’l aakhirah
daafi‘atan li kulli sharr jaalibatan li kulli khayr
lanaa wa li ahbaabinaa wa li waalideenaa
wa mashaayikhina fi’d deen
ma‘allutfi wa’l ‘aafiyati wa ‘alaa niyyati
Annallaha yunawwiru qulubanaa
wa qawaalibanaa
ma‘attuqaa wa’l hudaa wa’l ‘afaafi
wa’l mawti ‘alaa Deeni’l Islam-i wa’l Imaam
bilaa mihnatin wa laa imtihaanin
bi-haqqi Sayyidi waladi ‘Adnan
wa li kulli niyyatin saalihatin
wa ilaa Hadrati’l Habib Muhammad-in
Sallallahu ‘alaihi wa Sallam
wa man waalaah
Al-Fatihata Athaabakumullah
(Recite
Surah al-Fatihah)