O Allah

A direct invocation — "O Allah." The meem (م) at the end is a compressed form of "yā Allāh."

send blessings

Ṣalāh from Allah means His praise, honor, and mercy. We ask Allah to praise His own Prophet ﷺ.

upon

Directing the blessing to a specific person — the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.

Muhammad

ﷺ — the Prophet whose name we carry in prayer every single day.

and upon

Extending the blessing beyond the Prophet ﷺ to his family.

the family of

Āl — the family and close followers who carried the message forward.

Muhammad

His family shares in the blessing — those who lived with him and transmitted his example.

just as

The comparison that makes this blessing profound: as great as what was given to Ibrahim.

You sent blessings

Past tense — Allah already blessed Ibrahim ﷺ and his family. This is the standard we invoke.

upon

Upon — directing what was given to Ibrahim to now be given to Muhammad ﷺ.

Ibrahim

The father of prophets — whose blessing is so great we use it as our benchmark.

indeed You are

Affirmation — with full certainty, not doubt.

Praiseworthy

Al-Ḥamīd — the one deserving of all praise. The root of the name Muhammad.

Glorious

Al-Majīd — exalted in honor, noble in essence. A name that cannot be diminished.