اللّهُمّ اشْرَحْ بِالقُرْآنِ صَدْرِي

‘‘O’ my lord! Expand thou my breast with Qur’an”

وَاسْتَعْمِلْ بِالقُرْآنِ بَدَنِي

“Actuate thou my body with Qur’an”

وَنَوّرْ بِالقُرْآنِ بَصَرِي

“Enlighten my sight with Qur’an”

وَأَطْلِقْ بِالقُرْآنِ لِسَانِي

“Liberate my tongue by Qur’an”

وَأَعِنّي عَلَيْهِ مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي

“And help me to mould my life according to Qur’an, so long as thou maketh me live”

فَإِنّهُ لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوّةَ إِلاَّ بِكَ

“For verily there is neither any power. Nor any might, save by Thee!”

Salutation To The Holy Prophet

اللّهُمّ صَلّ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ وَبَارِكْ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ كَمَا صَلّيْتَ وَبَارَكْتَ عَلَى إبْرَاهِيمَ وَآلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ إنّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

Allahumma Salli ala Muhammadin wa aaley Muhammad, wa Baarik Muhammadan wa aaley Muhammad, Warham Muhammadan wa aala Muhammad, Kama sallaita, wa baarakta wa tarah’hamta ala Ibrahim wa aale Ibrahim, hmaka Hameeduit Majeed.

“O’ Lord! Let Peace be on Muhammad and his Family, and Blessings be on Muhammad and his Family and Mercy be for Muhammad and his Family, in the same manner as Thou didst bestow Peace, Blessings and Mercy on Abraham and his Family, Verily Thou art the Most Praised, the Lord of Glory”

Note: - After completing the recital of the Qur’an and this Prayer at the end, the Reciter may seek the Peace, Blessings and the Mercy of the Lord for himself and the dear and near ones of his, for God is the Beneficent and the Most Merciful.