O Allah, verily I lack knowledge with the place of my sustenance;
rather, I am seeking for it owing to ideas that come upon my heart...
It is also recommended to recite Surah al-Qadr six times and then say the following supplicatory prayer:
اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ السَّمٰوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَ مَا اَظَلَّتْ
O Allah, O Lord of the seven skies and whatever they shade,
وَ رَبَّ الْاَرَضِيْنَ السَّبْعِ وَ مَا اَقَلَّتْ
Lord of the seven layers of the earth and whatever they carry,
وَ رَبَّ الشَّيَاطِيْنِ وَ مَا اَضَلَّتْ
Lord of the devils and whatever they mislead,
وَ رَبَّ الرِّيَاحِ وَ مَا ذَرَتْ
and Lord of the winds and whatever they winnow!
اَللّٰهُمَّ رَبَّ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ
O Allah, O Lord of all things,
وَ اِلٰهَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ
God of all things,
وَ مَلِيْكَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ
and Possessor of all things!
اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ الْمُقْتَدِرُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىْءٍ
You are Allah, the Omnipotent over all things.
اَنْتَ اللّٰهُ الْاَوَّلُ فَلَا شَىْءَ قَبْلَكَ
You are Allah the Foremost; there is thus nothing before You.
وَ اَنْتَ الْاٰ خِرُ فَلَا شَىْءَ بَعْدَكَ
You are the Last; there is thus nothing after You.
وَ اَنْتَ الظَّاهِرُ فَلَا شَىْءَ فَوْقَكَ
You are the Ascendant; there is thus nothing above You.
وَ اَنْتَ الْبَاطِنُ فَلَا شَىْءَ دُوْنَكَ
You are the Inward; there is thus nothing concealed from You.
رَبَّ جَبْرَاۤئِيْلَ وَمِيْكَاۤئيْلَ وَاِسْرَافِيْلَ
O Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Seraph!
وَاِلٰهَ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ وَاِسْمَاعِيْلَ
O God of Abraham, Ishmael,
وَاِسْحَاقَ ويَعْقُوْبَ وَالْاَسْبَاطِ
Isaac, Jacob, and the Tribes!
اَسْئَلُكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
I beseech You to send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَ اَنْ تَوَلَّانِىْ بِرَحْمَتِكَ
to oversee me with Your mercy
وَلَا تُسَلِّطَ عَلَىَّ اَحَدًا مِّنْ خَلْقِكَ
and not to give any of Your creatures power over me
مِمَّنْ لَاطَاقَةَ لِىْ بِهٖ
that I cannot stand.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّىْ اَتَحَبَّبُ اِلَيْكَ فَحَبِّبْنِىْ
O Allah, I am endearing myself to You; so (please) endear me to the others,
وَ فِى النَّاسِ فَعَزِّزْنِىْ
create affection for me among people,
وَ مِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيَاطِيْنِ الْجِنِّ وَالْاِنْسِ فَسَلِّمْنِىْ
and keep me sound from the evil of the devils of jinn and men,
يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
O Lord of the Worlds,
وَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّاٰلِهٖ۔
and bless Muhammad and his Household.
You may then pray Almighty Allah for any thing you wish.
You may thereafter do the thanksgiving prostration after which you may offer the Wutayrah Prayer, which is a supererogatory (mustahab / nafilah) prayer that is offered in the sitting position after the Evening Prayer and consisting of two units of prayer in both of which it is recommended to recite one hundred verses of the Holy Qur’an. It is therefore preferable to recite Surah al-Faatehah and Surah al-Waqiah (No. 56) in the first unit and Surah al-Faatehah and Surah al-Tawheed in the second.
Upon accomplishment, you may say any supplication you wish to say.
