الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Praise be to Allah,

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي فَضَّلَ بَعْضَ خَلْقِهِ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ تَفْضِيلًا

praise be to Allah who favored some of His creation over others with great favor,

وَفَصَّلَاحَ كَانَ شَرِيعَتَهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ تَفْصِيلًا

and detailed His law in His Book in full detail,

وَجَعَلَ سُنَنَهُ الْكَوْنِيَّةَ بُرْهَانًا عَلَىٰ قُدْرَتِهِ وَدَلِيلًا

and made His universal laws a proof of His power and an evidence,

فَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَبْدِيلًا

so you will never find any change in the way of Allah,

وَلَنْ تَجِدَ لِسُنَّةِ اللَّهِ تَحْوِيلًا

and you will never find any turning away in the way of Allah.

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ

I bear witness that there is no god but Allah,

شَهَادَةَ مُقِرٍّ بِهَا عَقِيدَةً وَامْتِثَالًا وَقِيلًا

the testimony of one who affirms it in belief, in obedience, and in speech,

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا وَنَبِيَّنَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

and I bear witness that our master and prophet Muhammad is His servant and His messenger,

شَهَادَةَ مَنِ ارْتَضَاهُ نَبِيًّا وَرَسُولًا

the testimony of one who was pleased with him as a prophet and messenger.