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THE FIVE ADORATIONS 
 
I PRAISE Thee, God, whose rays upstart beneath the 
Bright and Morning Star :   
Nowit asali fardh salat assobhi allahu akbar. 
 
I praise Thee, God, the fierce and swart ;  at noon Thou 
ridest forth to war !   
Nowit asali fardh salat assohri allahu akbar. 
 
I praise Thee, God, whose arrows dart their royal 
radiance o’er the scar :   
Nowit asali fardh salat asasri allahu akbar. 
 
I praise Thee, God, whose fires depart, who drivest down 
the sky thy car :   
Nowit asali fardh salat al maghrab allahu akbar. 
 
I praise Thee, God, whose purple heart is hidden in the 
abyss afar :   
Nowit asali fardh salat al asha allahu akbar.