Welcome Recitation for Ramadan a`udhu billahi min al-shaytan al-rajim bismillah al-rahman al-rahim marhaban ahlan wa sahlan

ya shahra ramadan marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-nur marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-fuqara' marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-du`a'i wa al-wuquf marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-ihsan marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-fawzi wa al-falah marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-da`wati wa al-irshad marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-masabiha wa al-qanadil marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-mala'ikati wa al-salam marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-mutheerati wa al-asabb marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-ajri wa al-jaza' marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-sa`ada marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-wasli wa al-wisal marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-qur'an marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-ijtima` marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-tawbati wa al-ruju` marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-fuqara'i wa al-du`afa' marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-`usat marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-munajati wa al-tasbih marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-tarawiha wa al-qiyam marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-khaza'ini wa al-kunuz marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-iftari wa al-suhur marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-du`afa' marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-sabri wa al-siyam marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-miftah marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya shahr al-wadadi wa al-mahabba marhaban ahlan wa sahlan ya sayyid al-shuhur lam na`rif qadraka wa lam nahfaz hurmataka ya shahr al-ghufran fa ardi `anna wa la tashku minna ila al-rahman wa kun shahidan lana bi al-fadli wa al-ihsan Translation:

I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed satan In the name of Allah the Merciful the Beneficent Greetings and welcome O month of Ramadan Greetings and welcome O month of the Qur'an Greetings and welcome O month of light Greetings and welcome O month of gathering Greetings and welcome O month of the poor Greetings and welcome O month of repentence and return Greetings and welcome O month of invocation and standing in supplication Greetings and welcome O month of the poor and the weak Greetings and welcome O month of doing one's best Greetings and welcome O month of the sinners Greetings and welcome O month of victory and success Greetings and welcome O month of intimate discourse and glorification Greetings and welcome O month of the call and the guidance Greetings and welcome O month of rest-between-prayers and standing to pray Greetings and welcome O month of lanterns and lights Greetings and welcome O month of coffers and treasures Greetings and welcome O month of angels and safety Greetings and welcome O month of breaking fast and eating before the fast Greetings and welcome O month of tilling and of deafness to sin Greetings and welcome O month of the weak Greetings and welcome O month of repayment and reward Greetings and welcome O month of fast and patience Greetings and welcome O month of felicity Greetings and welcome O month of the key Greetings and welcome O month of union and reunion Greetings and welcome O month of friendship and love Greetings and welcome O master of all months We have not treated you according to your immense price Nor truly sanctified you, O month of forgiveness, But be pleased with us nevertheless, do not blame us before the Merciful, And testify for us with grace and goodness!