Supplications
Duas & Adhkar
الأَدْعِيَة وَالأَذْكَار
Supplications from the Quran and the Sunnah — for the day, after prayer, and in need — in Arabic with transliteration and meaning.
Duas from the Quranأَدْعِيَة قُرْآنِيَّة
Supplications the Quran itself teaches — many beginning with “Rabbana”, “Our Lord”. Each links to its verse in the mushaf.
For good in both worlds
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَّفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَّقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā ātinā fi-d-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fi-l-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhāba-n-nār.
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
To keep the heart steadfast
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbanā baʿda idh hadaytanā wa hab lanā min ladunka raḥmah, innaka anta-l-wahhāb.
Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself; indeed You are the Bestower.
Seeking forgiveness
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa in lam taghfir lanā wa tarḥamnā lanakūnanna mina-l-khāsirīn.
Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.
For patience and firmness
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَّثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wanṣurnā ʿala-l-qawmi-l-kāfirīn.
Our Lord, pour upon us patience, make our steps firm, and help us against the disbelieving people.
For a righteous family
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَّاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbanā hab lanā min azwājinā wa dhurriyyātinā qurrata aʿyunin wa-jʿalnā lil-muttaqīna imāmā.
Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes, and make us an example for the righteous.
For mercy and right guidance
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِنْ لَّدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً وَّهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
Rabbanā ātinā min ladunka raḥmatan wa hayyiʾ lanā min amrinā rashadā.
Our Lord, grant us mercy from Yourself, and set right for us our affair.
For increase in knowledge
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidnī ʿilmā.
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Trust in Allah in hardship
حَسْبُنَا اللّٰهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ
Ḥasbuna-llāhu wa niʿma-l-wakīl.
Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.
Duas for the dayأَدْعِيَة يَوْمِيَّة
Short supplications from the Sunnah for ordinary moments of the day.
Before eating
Said before food. If forgotten, say: “Bismillāhi awwalahu wa ākhirahu.”
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ
Bismi-llāh.
In the name of Allah.
After eating
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَسَقَانَا وَجَعَلَنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi-lladhī aṭʿamanā wa saqānā wa jaʿalanā muslimīn.
All praise is for Allah, who fed us and gave us drink and made us Muslims.
Leaving the house
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللّٰهِ، وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ
Bismi-llāhi tawakkaltu ʿala-llāh, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh.
In the name of Allah; I place my trust in Allah. There is no power nor strength except by Allah.
Entering the washroom
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْخُبُثِ وَالْخَبَائِثِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-khubuthi wa-l-khabāʾith.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the male and female evils (devils).
Leaving the washroom
غُفْرَانَكَ
Ghufrānak.
I seek Your forgiveness.
Before sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللّٰهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika-llāhumma amūtu wa aḥyā.
In Your name, O Allah, I die and I live.
On waking
الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Al-ḥamdu lillāhi-lladhī aḥyānā baʿda mā amātanā wa ilayhi-n-nushūr.
All praise is for Allah, who gave us life after He caused us to die, and to Him is the return.
In anxiety and grief
اللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ
Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-hammi wa-l-ḥazan, wa-l-ʿajzi wa-l-kasal.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness.
After every prayerأَذْكَار بَعْدَ الصَّلَاة
A few of the words taught to be said after the fard prayer.
Seeking forgiveness
Three timesأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ
Astaghfiru-llāh.
I seek the forgiveness of Allah.
The source of peace
اللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ السَّلَامُ وَمِنْكَ السَّلَامُ، تَبَارَكْتَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Allāhumma anta-s-salām, wa minka-s-salām, tabārakta yā dha-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām.
O Allah, You are Peace, and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Owner of Majesty and Honour.
The tasbih of Fatimah
33 · 33 · 34Counted on the fingers after the prayer.
سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ · الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ · اللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ
Subḥāna-llāh (×33) · Al-ḥamdu lillāh (×33) · Allāhu akbar (×34).
Glory be to Allah · All praise is for Allah · Allah is the Greatest.
Ayat al-Kursi
Whoever recites it after each prayer, nothing stands between them and Paradise but death.
اللّٰهُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ…
Allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa-l-ḥayyu-l-qayyūm…
Allah — there is no god but He, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all…
Learning to pray? See the step-by-step Namaz guide. The Arabic is what is said; the transliteration and meaning are there to help you learn it.