الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ

Praise be to Allah,

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ بَشَرًا فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَبًا وَصِهْرًا

Praise be to Allah, who created from water a human being and made him lineage and marriage,

وَأَوْجَبَ صِلَةَ الْأَرْحَامِ وَأَعْظَمَ فِي ذَلِكَ أَجْرًا

and made keeping family ties obligatory, and made the reward for that great,

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ

and I bear witness that there is no god but Allah alone, having no partner,

وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْظَمُ النَّاسِ قَدْرًا

and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and His messenger, greatest of people in status,

وَأَرْفَعُهُمْ ذِكْرًا

and highest of them in remembrance.

صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ وَسَلَّمَ تَسْلِيمًا

May Allah send blessings upon him and upon his family and companions, and grant abundant peace.

أَمَّا بَعْدُ

To proceed:

فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ خَلَقَ الْإِنْسَانَ لِطَاعَتِهِ الْمُوجِبَةِ لِمَرْضَاتِهِ

Indeed, Allah created man for His obedience which brings about His pleasure,

وَنَهَاهُ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِهِ الْمُوجِبَةِ لِسَخَطِهِ

and forbade him from His disobedience which brings about His anger.