Upon Entering the Evening
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Allāhumma bika amsaynā wa bika aṣbaḥnā wa bika naḥyā wa bika namūtu wa ilayka-l-maṣīr.
O Allah, by You we have entered the evening and by You we enter upon the morning. By You, we live and we die, and to You is the resurrection/return.
یا اللہ ! ہم نے تیرے ہی ( فضل کے ) ساتھ شام کی اور تیرے ہی ( فضل کے ) ساتھ صبح کی ، تیرے ہی (فضل )سے زندہ اور تیرے ہی نام پر مرتے ہیں اور تیری ہی طرف لوٹنا ہے]
Abū Hurayrah (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) narrated that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to say [the above] when he would enter the evening.” (Al-Adab al-Mufrad 1199)
ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ بیان کرتے ہیں کہ رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم جب شام کو داخل ہوتے تو (اوپر) فرماتے تھے۔ (الادب المفرد 1199)
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Arabic text with transliteration, plus English and Urdu translation.