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.
Dost AcutHA Kuan.
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