Ayatul Kursi 

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

BISM IL-LAAHIR-RAH'MAN IR-RAH'EEM

In the Name of God, the All-Merciful, the Most Compassionate.

اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ

ALLAAHO LAA ELAAHA ILLAA HOWA, AL-HAYYUL QAYYOOMO,

Allah—there is no god except Him—is the Living One,the All-sustainer.

لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ

LAA TAAKHOZOHU SENATUWN WALAA NAWMUN,

Neither drowsiness befalls Him nor sleep.

لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ

LAHU MAA FIS SAMAAWAATE WA MAA FIL ARZE,

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth.

مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ

MAN ZAL LAZE YASH-FA-O' I'NDAHU ILLAA BE-IZNEHI,

Who is it that may intercede with Him except with His permission?

يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ

YA'LAMO MAA BAYNA AYDEEHIM WA MAA KHALFAHUM,

He knows what is before them and what is behind them,

وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ

WA LAA YOHEETOONA BE SHAYIM MIN I'LMEHI ILLAA BEMAA SHAAA-A,

and they do not comprehend anything of His knowledge except what He wishes.

وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ

WASE-A' KURSIYYOHUS SAMAAWAATE WAL ARZA,

His seat embraces the heavens and the earth and He is not wearied by their preservation,

وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا

WA LAA YA-OODOHU HIFZOHOMAA,

and He is the All-exalted,

وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ

WA HOWAL A'LIYYUL A'ZEEMO.

the All-supreme.