‘Ayatu-l-Kursi  The Sign of the Throne

The Cow:255

Allahu laa ‘ilaha illa hu  Al Hayyu- l- Qayyum – Allah No Deity except Him, The Ever Living, the Eternally Present

La ta’khudhuhu sinatunw-wa la nawm – He is taken neither by slumber nor by sleep

Lahu ma fis-samawati wama fil-‘ard – To Him belongs all that is in the heavens and the earth.

Man dhal-l-ladhi yashfa’u ‘indahu ‘illa bi’idhnih – Who is there to intercede with Him by His Permission?

Ya’lamu ma bayna ‘aydihim wa khalfahum – He knows what is between their hands and behind their backs.

Wa la yuhituna bi-shay’im-min ‘ilmihi ‘illa bima shaa – and they encompass no thing from His knowledge except that He Wills.

Wasi’a kursiyyuhu-s-samawati wa-l-‘ard – The Basis of His Sovereignty is wider than the heavens and the earth.

Wa la ya ‘uduhu hifdhuhuma – And He is not tired by their preservation.

Wa Huwa-l-‘aliu-l-‘adhim – And He is the All High, The Sublime 2:255

The Prophet (saws) made mention of certain surahs and spoke of the blessings that come to the person who read them.  For ‘Ayatu-l-kursi he said: “Whoever reads  ‘Ayatu-l-kursi four times in a row will have the reward equal to reading the Qur’an once.”  Also, “Praise be to Allah who has honored me and honored my community with Surah Ya Siiin (36) and ‘Ayat al-Kursi (2:255) and al–‘ikhlas (112).”

You can listen to this prayer recited by Fethi Benhalim