Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 1276
وَعَنْ عَلِيٍّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَانَ يَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ وَتْرِهِ: «اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ من سخطك وبمعافاتك من عُقُوبَتك وَأَعُوذ بك مِنْكَ لَا أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ» . رَوَاهُ أَبُو دَاوُدَ وَالتِّرْمِذِيُّ وَالنَّسَائِيُّ وَابْنُ مَاجَهْ
Unreviewed translation. All hadiths in this collection are available in five languages. Titles and introductions may remain in Arabic.
Ali reported that the Prophet used to say at the end of his witr prayer: O God, I seek refuge in Your good pleasure from Your anger, and in Your pardon from Your punishment. I seek refuge in You from You. I cannot fully enumerate praise of You; You are as You have praised Yourself. Abu Dawud, al-Tirmidhi, al-Nasa’i, and Ibn Majah transmitted it.
Notes and open questions — unreviewed
وَأَعُوذ بك مِنْكَ
The Arabic literally says I seek refuge in You from You, while the English witness interprets it as seeking refuge in mercy from wrath.
Should the literal wording be retained, or should an interpretive phrasing be used?