المصدر:
مهج الدعوات و منهج العبادات
(Source: Muhaj al-Da'awat wa Manhaj al-'Ibadat)
Hekm.co Prophet Adam’s supplication when he received words From his Lord 1 Prophet Adam’s supplication when he received words From his Lord 2 Prophet Adam's supplication to dispel self-talk Prophet Noah's supplication Prophet Idris's supplication Prophet Ibrahim's supplication Prophet Yusuf / Joseph's supplication when he was thrown into the well (1) Prophet Yusuf /Joseph's supplication when he was thrown into the well (2) Prophet Yusuf /Joseph supplication during some times of his affliction Prophet Yusuf /Joseph supplication when the Aziz accused him of Zulaykha Prophet Yaqoob /Jacob supplication when God Almighty returned Joseph Prophet Atoub /Job's supplication Prophet Moosa /Moses' supplication when he stood before Pharaoh Prophet /Moosa Moses supplication in times of hardship Joshua bin Nun, the successor of Moses Al-Khidr and Elias supplication prayer for Al-Khidr Prophet Yunus supplication 1 Prophet Yunus supplication 2 Prophet Dawood/ David suplication describing praise Dua of Asif, the successor of Solomon, son of David Prophet Jesus supplication, when the Jews gathered against him Prophet Jesus' supplication in times of hardship
Adam’s supplication when he received words from his Lord 1
اللَّهُمَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ Allāhumma lā ilāha illā Anta,
O God, there is no god except You.
سُبْحَانَكَ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ Subḥānaka wa bi-ḥamdika,
Glory and praise be to You,
عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ‘Amiltu sū’an wa ẓalamtu nafsī,
I have done evil and wronged myself,
fa-ghfir lī,
so forgive me,
فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ fa-innahu lā yaghfiru dh-dhunūba illā Anta.
for indeed, none forgives sins except You.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً Allāhumma innī ‘amiltu sū’an
O God, truly I have done evil
وَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي wa ẓalamtu nafsī, fa-ghfir lī,
and wronged myself, so forgive me,
إِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ Innaka khayru l-ghāfirīn.
surely You are the Best of the forgivers.
From Adam’s supplication when he received words from his Lord 2
اللَّهُمَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ Allāhumma lā ilāha illā Ant
O God, there is no god except You,
سُبْحَانَكَ وَ بِحَمْدِكَ subḥānaka wa bi-ḥamdik
Glory and praise be to You,
عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ‘Amiltu sū’an wa ẓalamtu nafsī fa-ghfir lī
I have done wrong and wronged my soul, so forgive me,
فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ fa-innahu lā yaghfiru dh-dhunūba illā Ant
for indeed, none forgives sins except You.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي عَمِلْتُ سُوءاً وَ ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي Allāhumma innī ‘amiltu sū’an wa ẓalamtu nafsī fa-ghfir lī
O God, I have done wrong and wronged my soul, so forgive me,
إِنَّكَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ innaka khayru l-ghāfirīn.
for surely You are the best of those who forgive.
From Adam's supplication to dispel self-talk
قُلْ "لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ"، Qul "lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā bi-llāhi",
Say, "There is no power and no strength except with God,"
From the supplication of Noah Dua Idris Recited at Sahar
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ Allāhumma innī as’aluka
O God, I ask You,
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu
O God, O God, O God, O God, O God,
أَنْتَ الْمَرْهُوبُ يَرْهَبُ مِنْكَ جَمِيعُ خَلْقِكَ Anta l-marhūbu yarhabu minka jamī‘u khalqik
You are the One held in awe, all Your creation fears You.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu
O God, O God, O God, O God, O God,
Anta r-Rafī‘u
You are the Exalted One,
عَرْشُكَ مِنْ فَوْقِ سَبْعِ سَمَاوَاتِكَ ‘arshuka min fawqi sab‘i samāwātik
Your Throne is above Your seven heavens,
وَ أَنْتَ الْمُظِلُّ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ wa Anta l-muẓillu ‘alā kulli shay’in
and You shade (overshadow) over everything,
لَا يُظِلُّ شَيْءٌ عَلَيْكَ lā yuẓillu shay’un ‘alayk
yet nothing shades over You.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu
O God, O God, O God, O God, O God,
أَنْتَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ Anta a‘ẓamu min kulli shay’in
You are greater than everything,
فَلَا يَصِلُ أَحَدٌ عَظَمَتَكَ fa-lā yaṣilu aḥadun ‘aẓamatak
so none can reach Your greatness.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu
O God, O God, O God, O God, O God,
Yā Nūra n-Nūr,
O Light of the Light,
قَدِ اسْتَضَاءَ بِنُورِكَ أَهْلُ سَمَاوَاتِكَ وَ أَرْضِكَ qadi staḍā’a bi-nūrika ahlu samāwātika wa arḍik
the inhabitants of Your heavens and Your earth have been illuminated by Your Light.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu
O God, O God, O God, O God, O God,
Lā ilāha illā Anta
There is no god except You;
تَعَالَيْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ شَرِيكٌ ta‘ālayta an yakūna laka sharīkun
You are Exalted beyond having a partner,
وَ تَكَبَّرْتَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ ضِدٌّ wa takabbarta an yakūna laka ḍiddun
and You are Too Majestic to have an opponent.
يَا نُورَ النُّورِ يَا نُورَ كُلِّ نُورٍ Yā Nūra n-Nūr, yā Nūra kulli nūrin
O Light of the Light, O Light of every light,
lā khāmida li-nūrik
Your Light is never extinguished.
يَا مَلِيكَ كُلِّ مَلِيكٍ Yā Malīka kulli malīkin
O Sovereign of every sovereign,
تَبْقَى وَ يَفْنَى غَيْرُكَ tabqā wa yafnā ghayruk
You remain while all others perish.
Yā Nūra n-Nūr,
O Light of the Light,
يَا مَنْ مَلَأَ أَرْكَانَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ بِعَظَمَتِهِ yā man mala’a arkāna s-samāwāti wa l-arḍi bi-‘aẓamatih
O You Who filled the corners of the heavens and the earth with His greatness.
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu
O God, O God, O God, O God, O God,
Yā Huwa yā Huwa,
O He (Huwa), O He,
yā man laysa ka-Huwa
O You for Whom there is no likeness,
يَا مَنْ لَا هُوَ إِلَّا هُوَ Yā man lā Huwa illā Huwa
O You Who is none but He.
Aghithnī aghithnī
Aid me! Aid me!
s-sā‘ata s-sā‘ata.
Now! This very instant!
يَا مَنْ أَمْرُهُ كَلَمْحِ الْبَصَرِ أَوْ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ Yā man amruhu ka-lamḥi l-baṣari aw huwa aqrab
O You Whose command is but a glance of the eye, or even closer!
يَا أهيا شراهيا آذوني أصباؤث آل شداي Yā Ahyā Sharāhiyā Ādhūnī Aṣbā’ūth Āl Shaddāy
O Ahyā Sharāhiyā Ādhūnī Aṣbā’ūth Āl Shaddāy (Invocations of power, often of Hebrew origin)
يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ Yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Allāhu
O God, O God, O God, O God, O God,
يَا رَبَّاهْ يَا رَبَّاهْ يَا رَبَّاهْ يَا رَبَّاهْ يَا رَبَّاهْ Yā Rabbāh yā Rabbāh yā Rabbāh yā Rabbāh yā Rabbāh
O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord,
يَا غَايَةَ رَغْبَتَاهْ وَ مُنْتَهَاهُ Yā ghāyata raghbatāh wa muntahāh
O the utmost limit of my desire and its termination!
وَ إِذَا النِّدَاءُ مِنَ الْعَلِيِّ الْأَعْلَى- wa idhā n-nidā’u mina l-‘Aliyyi l-A‘lā-
and behold, the call came forth from the Most High, the Exalted:
يا نارُ كُونِي بَرْداً وَ سَلاماً عَلى إِبْراهِيمَ Yā nāru kūnī bardan wa salāman ‘alā Ibrāhīm
"O fire, be cool and peaceful upon Abraham!" (Qur'an 21:69)
فَخَمَدَتْ أَسْرَعَ مِنْ طَرْفَةِ عَيْنٍ fa-khamadat asra‘a min ṭarfati ‘ayn.
So it was extinguished faster than the blinking of an eye.
From the supplication of Joseph when he was thrown into the well (1)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدَ Allāhumma innī as’aluka bi-anna laka l-ḥamd
O God, I ask You by the fact that all praise is due to You,
lā ilāha illā Anta
there is no god except You,
بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ Badī‘u s-samāwāti wa l-arḍi
O Originator of the heavens and the earth,
يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ Yā Dhā l-Jalāli wa l-Ikrām
O Possessor of Majesty and Honor,
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ an tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammad
that You bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad,
وَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ لِي مِنْ أَمْرِي فَرَجاً وَ مَخْرَجاً wa an taj‘ala lī min amrī farajan wa makhrajā
and that You create for me a relief and a way out from my affair,
وَ تَرْزُقَنِي مِنْ حَيْثُ أَحْتَسِبُ wa tarzuqanī min ḥaythu aḥtasibu
and provide for me from where I expect
وَ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا أَحْتَسِبُ wa min ḥaythu lā aḥtasib
and from where I do not expect,
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ bi-raḥmatika yā Arḥama r-Rāḥimīn.
by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful ones.
From the supplication of Joseph when he was thrown into the well (2)
يَا صَرِيخَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ Yā ṣarīkha l-mutaṣrikhīn
O the Helper (Cry) of those who cry for help,
وَ يَا غَوْثَ الْمُسْتَغِيثِينَ wa yā ghawtha l-mustaghīthīn
and O the Succor of those who seek aid,
وَ يَا مُفَرِّجَ كُرَبِ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ wa yā mufarrija kurabi l-makrūbīn
and O the Reliever of the distresses of the distressed ones!
Qad tarā makānī
You surely see my place (situation),
wa ta‘rifu ḥālī
and You know my condition,
وَ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْكَ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِي wa lā yakhfā ‘alayka shay’un min amrī.
and nothing of my affair is hidden from You.
The supplication of Joseph, peace be upon him, during some times of his affliction
يَا رَاحِمَ الْمَسَاكِينِ Yā Rāḥima l-masākīn
O the Bestower of Mercy upon the wretched (Masākīn),
وَ يَا رَازِقَ الْمُتَكَلِّمِينَ wa yā Rāziqa l-mutakallimīn
and O the Provider for those who speak (or utter),
وَ يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ wa yā Rabba l-‘ālamīn
and O the Lord of the worlds,
وَ يَا مَالِكَ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ wa yā Mālika Yawmi d-Dīn
and O the Sovereign of the Day of Judgment,
وَ يَا غِيَاثَ الْمَكْرُوبِينَ wa yā Ghiyātha l-makrūbīn
and O the Succor of the distressed ones,
وَ يَا مُجِيبَ دَعْوَةِ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ wa yā Mujība da‘wati l-muḍṭarrīn
and O the Answerer of the prayer of the desperate ones,
وَ يَا أَحْكَمَ الْحَاكِمِينَ wa yā Aḥkama l-ḥākimīn
and O the Wisest of the judges,
وَ يَا أَسْرَعَ الْحَاسِبِينَ wa yā Asra‘a l-ḥāsibīn
and O the Swiftest of the reckoners,
وَ يَا خَيْرَ الْمَسْئُولِينَ wa yā Khayra l-mas’ūlīn
and O the Best of those who are asked (implored),
وَ يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ wa yā Dhā l-Jalāli wa l-Ikrām
and O Possessor of Majesty and Honor!
يَا كَبِيرَ كُلِّ كَبِيرٍ Yā Kabīra kulli kabīrin
O the Great One above every great one,
وَ يَا مَنْ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ لَا وَزِيرَ wa yā man lā sharīka lahū wa lā wazīr
and O He Who has no partner and no minister,
يَا مَنْ هُوَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ yā man Huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in Qadīr
O He Who is over all things Powerful (Qur'an 42:9),
يَا مَنْ هُوَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌ yā man Huwa ‘Alīmun Khabīr
O He Who is All-Knowing, All-Aware,
يَا مَنْ هُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ بَصِيرٌ yā man Huwa bi-kulli shay’in Baṣīr
O He Who is of all things Seeing,
يَا خَالِقَ الشَّمْسِ وَ الْقَمَرِ الْمُنِيرِ Yā Khāliqa sh-shamsi wa l-qamari l-munīr
O Creator of the sun and the radiant moon,
يَا جَابِرَ الْعَظْمِ الْكَسِيرِ Yā Jābira l-‘aẓmi l-kasīr
O Setter of the broken bone,
يَا مُغْنِيَ الْبَائِسِ الْفَقِيرِ Yā Mughniya l-bā’isi l-faqīr
O Enricher of the miserable, poor one,
يَا مُطْلِقَ الْمُكَبَّلِ الْأَسِيرِ Yā Muṭliqa l-mukabbali l-asīr
O Releaser of the shackled captive,
Yā Mudabbira l-amr
O Determiner (Manager) of the affair,
ثُمَ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ thumma ilayhi l-maṣīr
then to Him is the ultimate return (Qur'an 40:3),
يَا مَنْ لَا يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ Yā man lā yujāru ‘alayh
O He against Whom none can grant protection (Qur'an 23:88),
wa Huwa yujīr
but He grants protection,
يَا مَنْ يُحْيِ الْمَوْتَى Yā man yuḥyī l-mawtā
O He Who gives life to the dead,
wa Huwa ‘alayhi yasīr
and that is easy for Him,
يَا عِصْمَةَ الْخَائِفِ الْمُسْتَجِيرِ Yā ‘Iṣmata l-khā’ifi l-mustajīr
O the Protection of the fearful one who seeks refuge,
يَا مُغْنِيَ الْفَقِيرِ الضَّرِيرِ Yā Mughniya l-faqīri ḍ-ḍarīr
O Enricher of the poor, afflicted one,
يَا حَافِظَ الطِّفْلِ الصَّغِيرِ Yā Ḥāfiẓa ṭ-ṭifli ṣ-ṣaghīr
O Preserver of the small child,
يَا رَاحِمَ الشَّيْخِ الْكَبِيرِ Yā Rāḥima sh-shaykhi l-kabīr
O Bestower of Mercy upon the old man,
يَا مَنْ لَا يَخْفَى عَلَيْهِ خَافِيَةٌ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ Yā man lā yakhfā ‘alayhi khāfiyatun fī s-samāwāti wa l-arḍ
O He from Whom no hidden thing is concealed in the heavens and the earth,
Yā Ghāfira dh-dhunūb
O Forgiver of sins,
Yā ‘Allāma l-ghuyūb
O Knower of the unseen,
Yā Sātira l-‘uyūb
O Concealer of flaws,
أَسْأَلُكَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ As’aluka an tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammad
I ask You to bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad,
وَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَ لِوَالِدَيَّ wa an taghfira lī wa li-wālidayya
and that You forgive me and my parents,
وَ تَجَاوَزْ عَنَّا فِيمَا تَعْلَمُ wa tajāwaz ‘annā fīmā ta‘lam
and overlook our faults in what You know,
فَإِنَّكَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ fa-innaka l-A‘azzu l-Akram.
for surely You are the Most Mighty, the Most Generous.
the supplication of Joseph, peace be upon him, when the Aziz accused him of Zulaykha.
اللَّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ صِغَرَ سِنِّي Allāhumma rḥam ṣighara sinnī
O God, have mercy on my young age,
wa ḍa‘fa ruknī
and the weakness of my support (or strength),
wa qillata ḥīlatī
and the fewness of my resourcefulness,
فَ إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ fa innaka ‘alā kulli shay’in Qadīr
for surely You are over all things Powerful.
فَاذْكُرْنِي بِصَلَاحِ يَعْقُوبَ Fa-dh-kurnī bi-ṣalāḥi Ya‘qūb
So remember me by the righteousness of Jacob (Ya‘qūb),
wa ṣabri Isḥāq
and the patience of Isaac (Isḥāq),
wa yaqīni Ismā‘īl
and the certainty of Ishmael (Ismā‘īl),
wa shaybati Ibrāhīm
and the white hair of Abraham (Ibrāhīm),
بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ bi-raḥmatika yā Arḥama r-Rāḥimīn.
by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful ones.
فَبَكَتْ لِبُكَائِهِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ Fa-bakat li-bukā’ihi l-malā’ikatu fī s-samāwāt.
Then the angels in the heavens wept because of his crying.
The supplication of Jacob, peace be upon him, when God Almighty returned Joseph, peace be upon him
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ Bismi Llāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm.
In the Name of God, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful.
يَا مَنْ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ بِغَيْرِ مِثَالٍ Yā man khalaqa l-khalqa bi-ghayri mithāl
O You Who created creation without any prior example,
وَ يَا مَنْ بَسَطَ الْأَرْضَ بِغَيْرِ أَعْوَانٍ tr
and O You Who spread the earth without any helpers,
وَ يَا مَنْ دَبَّرَ الْأُمُورَ بِغَيْرِ وَزِيرٍ wa yā man dabbara l-umūra bi-ghayri wazīr
and O You Who managed the affairs without any minister,
وَ يَا مَنْ يَرْزُقُ الْخَلْقَ بِغَيْرِ مُشِيرٍ wa yā man yarzuqu l-khalqa bi-ghayri mushīr
and O You Who provides for creation without any consultant,
وَ يَا مَنْ يُخَرِّبُ الدُّنْيَا بِغَيْرِ اسْتِيمَارٍ wa yā man yukharribu d-dunyā bi-ghayri istīmār
and O You Who destroys the world without any command (or consultation),
Job's supplication
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ الْيَوْمَ فَأَعِذْنِي Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bika l-yawma fa-a‘idhnī
O Allāh, I seek refuge in You today, so grant me refuge.
وَ أَسْتَجِيرُ بِكَ الْيَوْمَ مِنْ جَهْدِ الْبَلَاءِ فَأَجِرْنِي wa astajīru bika l-yawma min jahdi l-balā’i fa-ajirnī
And I seek Your protection today from the **hardship of affliction**, so grant me protection.
وَ أَسْتَغِيثُ بِكَ الْيَوْمَ فَأَغِثْنِي wa astaghīthu bika l-yawma fa-aghithnī
And I seek Your aid today, so grant me aid.
وَ أَسْتَصْرِخُكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى عَدُوِّكَ وَ عَدُوِّي فَاصْرُخْنِي wa astaṣrikhuka l-yawma ‘alā ‘aduwwika wa ‘aduwwī fa-ṣrukhnī
And I call upon You for help today against Your enemy and my enemy, so grant me victory/succor.
وَ أَسْتَنْصِرُكَ الْيَوْمَ فَانْصُرْنِي wa astanṣiruka l-yawma fa-nṣurnī
And I seek Your help/victory today, so grant me victory.
وَ أَسْتَعِينُ بِكَ الْيَوْمَ عَلَى أَمْرِي فَأَعِنِّي wa asta‘īnu bika l-yawma ‘alā amrī fa-a‘innī
And I seek Your assistance today in my affair, so assist me.
وَ أَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ فَاكْفِنِي wa atawakkalu ‘alayka fa-kfinī
And I put my trust in You, so suffice me.
وَ أَعْتَصِمُ بِكَ فَاعْصِمْنِي wa a‘taṣimu bika fa-‘ṣimnī
And I hold fast to You, so **protect me** (preserve me).
wa āmanu bika fa-āminnī
And I believe in You, so grant me safety (security).
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ فَأَعْطِنِي wa as’aluka fa-a‘ṭinī
And I ask You, so give me.
وَ أَسْتَرْزِقُكَ فَارْزُقْنِي waastarziquka fa-rzuqnī
And I seek sustenance from You, so grant me sustenance.
وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ فَإغْفِرْ لِي wa astaghfiruka fa-ghfir lī
And I seek Your forgiveness, so forgive me.
وَ أَدْعُوكَ فَاذْكُرْنِي wa ad‘ūka fa-dh-kurnī
And I call upon You, so remember me.
وَ أَسْتَرْحِمُكَ فَارْحَمْنِي wa astarḥimuka fa-rḥamnī.
And I seek Your mercy, so have mercy upon me.
Moses' supplication when he stood before Pharaoh
اللَّهُمَّ بَدِيعَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ Allāhumma Badī‘a s-samāwāti wa l-araḍīn
O God, the Originator of the heavens and the earths,
ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ Dhā l-Jalāli wa l-Ikrām
Possessor of Majesty and Honor,
الَّذِي نَوَاصِي الْعِبَادِ بِيَدِكَ alladhī nawāṣī l-‘ibādi bi-yadik
The One whose forelocks (control/destiny) of the servants are in Your Hand,
فَإِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ وَ جَمِيعَ أَهْلِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ أَهْلِ الْأَرْضِ fa-inna Fir‘awna wa jamī‘a ahli s-samāwāti wa ahli l-arḍ
for surely Pharaoh and all the inhabitants of the heavens and the inhabitants of the earth,
وَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا عَبِيدُكَ wa mā baynahumā ‘abīduk
and what is between them, are Your slaves,
nawāṣīhim bi-yadik
their forelocks (control) are in Your Hand,
وَ أَنْتَ تَصْرِفُ الْقُلُوبَ حَيْثُ شِئْتَ wa Anta taṣrifu l-qulūba ḥaythu shi’ta
and You turn the hearts wherever You wish.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِخَيْرِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ Allāhumma innī a‘ūdhu bi-khayrika min sharrih
O God, I seek refuge in Your Goodness from his evil,
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِخَيْرِكَ مِنْ خَيْرِهِ wa as’aluka bi-khayrika min khayrih
and I ask You by Your Goodness for his good (or from the good that is with You).
‘Azza jārul
Mighty is Your protection (or Protector),
wa jalla thanā’uk
and Majestic is Your praise,
wa lā ilāha ghayruk
and there is no god other than You.
كُنْ لَنَا جَاراً مِنْ فِرْعَوْنَ وَ جُنُودِهِ Kun lanā jāran min Fir‘awna wa junūdih
Be a Protector (Guardian) for us against Pharaoh and his soldiers.
Thumma dakhala ‘alayh
Then he entered upon him (the enemy/Pharaoh),
وَ قَدْ أَلْبَسَهُ اللَّهُ جُنَّةً مِنْ سُلْطَانِهِ wa qad albasahu Llāhu junnatan min sulṭānih
and God had already clothed him with a shield (protection) from His authority,
أَنْ يَصِلَ عَلَيْهِ بِعَوْنِ اللَّهِ an yaṣila ‘alayhi bi-‘awni Llāh.
so that [the enemy] could not reach him without the help of God.
A supplication for Moses, peace be upon him, in times of hardship
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْحَلِيمُ الْكَرِيمُ Lā ilāha illā Llāhu l-Ḥalīmu l-Karīm
There is no god but God, the Forbearing, the Generous,
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ lā ilāha illā Llāhu l-‘Aliyyu l-‘Aẓīm
there is no god but God, the High, the Magnificent.
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ Subḥāna Llāhi Rabbi s-samāwāti s-sab‘
Glory be to God, Lord of the seven heavens,
وَ رَبِّ الْأَرَضِينَ السَّبْعِ wa Rabbi l-araḍīna s-sab‘
and Lord of the seven earths,
وَ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ wa Rabbi l-‘Arshi l-‘Aẓīm
and Lord of the Mighty Throne,
وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ wa l-ḥamdu li-Llāhi Rabbi l-‘ālamīn
and praise be to God, Lord of the worlds.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَدْرَأُ بِكَ فِي نَحْرِهِ Allāhumma innī adra’u bika fī naḥrih
O God, I repel him (his threat) through You in his throat (forcefully),
وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّهِ wa a‘ūdhu bika min sharrih
and I seek refuge in You from his evil,
وَ أَسْتَعِينُكَ عَلَيْهِ wa asta‘īnuka ‘alayh
and I seek Your help against him,
فَاكْفِنِيهِ بِمَا شِئْتَ fa-kfinīhi bi-mā shi’t.
so suffice me against him (or protect me from him) with whatever You will.
The supplication of Joshua bin Nun, the successor of Moses, peace be upon him
سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلَّهِ Subḥāna Llāhi kamā yanbaghī li-Llāh
Glory be to God, as is befitting of God,
وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلَّهِ wa l-ḥamdu li-Llāhi kamā yanbaghī li-Llāh
and praise be to God, as is befitting of God,
وَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِلَّهِ wa lā ilāha illā Llāhu kamā yanbaghī li-Llāh
and there is no god but God, as is befitting of God,
وَ لَا حَوْلَ وَ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā bi-Llāh
and there is no power and no strength except with God,
وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِ النَّبِيِّ الْأُمِّيِّ wa ṣallā Llāhu ‘alā Muḥammadin wa ‘alā ahli bayti n-Nabiyyi l-Ummī
and may God bless Muḥammad and the household of the Illiterate Prophet,
وَ عَلَى جَمِيعِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ النَّبِيِّينَ wa ‘alā jamī‘i l-mursalīna wa n-nabiyyīn
and [may God bless] all the Messengers and Prophets,
ḥattā yarḍā Llāh.
until God is pleased.
The supplication of Al-Khidr and Elias Bismi Llāh
In the Name of God,
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ Mā shā’a Llāhu lā quwwata illā bi-Llāh
What God willed, there is no power except with God,
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ كُلُّ نِعْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ Mā shā’a Llāhu kullu ni‘matin mina Llāh
What God willed, every blessing is from God,
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ الْخَيْرُ كُلُّهُ بِيَدِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ Mā shā’a Llāhu l-khayru kulluhū bi-yadi Llāhi ‘azza wa jall
What God willed, all good is in the Hand of God, the Mighty and Majestic,
مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ لَا يَصْرِفُ السُّوءَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ Mā shā’a Llāhu lā yaṣrifu s-sū’a illā Llāh.
What God willed, none averts evil except God.
A prayer for Al-Khidr
يَا شَامِخاً مِنْ عُلُوِّهِ Yā shāmikhan min ‘uluwwih
O the Lofty One (the Sublime) in His Eminence,
يَا قَرِيباً فِي دُنُوِّهِ yā qarīban fī dunuwwih
O the Near One in His nearness,
يَا مُدَانِياً فِي بُعْدِهِ yā mudāniyan fī bu‘dih
O the Drawing Near One in His distance,
يَا رَءُوفاً فِي رَحْمَتِهِ yā ra’ūfan fī raḥmatih
O the Kind One in His mercy,
Yā mukhrija n-nabāt
O the Bringer-forth of vegetation,
yā dā’ima th-thabāt
O the Everlasting in Stability,
يَا مُحْيِيَ الْأَمْوَاتِ yā muḥyiya l-amwāt
O the Giver of life to the dead,
Yā ẓahra l-lājīn
O the Support (Back) of those who seek refuge,
يَا جَارَ الْمُسْتَجِيرِينَ yā jāra l-mustajīrīn
O the Protector of those who seek security,
يَا أَسْمَعَ السَّامِعِينَ yā asma‘a s-sāmi‘īn
O the Best Hearer of those who hear,
يَا أَبْصَرَ النَّاظِرِينَ yā abṣara n-nāẓirīn
O the Best Seer of those who see,
يَا صَرِيخَ الْمُسْتَصْرِخِينَ yā ṣarīkha l-mustaṣrikhīn
O the Helper (Cry) of those who cry for help,
يَا عِمَادَ مَنْ لَا عِمَادَ لَهُ Yā ‘imāda man lā ‘imāda lah
O the Pillar of him who has no pillar,
يَا سَنَدَ مَنْ لَا سَنَدَ لَهُ yā sanada man lā sanada lah
O the Support of him who has no support,
يَا ذُخْرَ مَنْ لَا ذُخْرَ لَهُ yā dhukhra man lā dhukhra lah
O the Treasure of him who has no treasure,
يَا حِرْزَ مَنْ لَا حِرْزَ لَهُ yā ḥirza man lā ḥirza lah
O the Sanctuary of him who has no sanctuary,
Yā kanza ḍ-ḍu‘afā’
O the Treasure of the weak,
yā ‘aẓīma r-rajā’
O the Magnificence of Hope,
yā munqidha l-gharqā
O the Rescuer of the drowned,
yā munjīya l-halkā
O the Deliverer of the perished,
yā muḥyiya l-mawtā
O the Giver of life to the dead,
يَا أَمَانَ الْخَائِفِينَ yā amāna l-khā’ifīn
O the Security of the fearful,
yā Ilāha l-‘ālamīn
O the God of the worlds,
يَا صَانِعَ كُلِّ مَصْنُوعٍ Yā ṣāni‘a kulli maṣnū‘in
O the Maker of every manufactured thing,
يَا جَابِرَ كُلِّ كَسِيرٍ yā jābira kulli kasīrin
O the Setter of every broken thing,
يَا صَاحِبَ كُلِّ غَرِيبٍ yā ṣāḥiba kulli gharīb
O the Companion of every stranger,
يَا مُونِسَ كُلِّ وَحِيدٍ yā mūnisa kulli waḥīd
O the Consoler of every lonely one,
يَا قَرِيباً غَيْرَ بَعِيدٍ yā qarīban ghayra ba‘īd
O the Near One, not distant,
يَا شَاهِداً غَيْرَ غَائِبٍ yā shāhidan ghayra ghā’ib
O the Witness, not absent,
يَا غَالِباً غَيْرَ مَغْلُوبٍ yā ghāliban ghayra maghlūb
O the Overpowerer, not overpowered,
يَا حَيُّ حِينَ لَا حَيَّ Yā Ḥayyu ḥīna lā ḥayy
O the Living One when there was no living one,
yā muḥyiya l-mawtā
O the Giver of life to the dead,
يَا حَيُّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ yā Ḥayyu lā ilāha illā Anta.
O the Living One, there is no god except You.
(The Virtue of the Supplication) Whoever says it as a saying or hears it as a hearing,
will be safe from [evil] whispering for forty years.
From the supplication of Yunus (1)
يَا رَبِّ مِنَ الْجِبَالِ أَنْزَلْتَنِي Yā Rabbi mina l-jibāli anzaltanī
O my Lord, You brought me down from the mountains,
وَ مِنَ الْمَسْكَنِ أَخْرَجْتَنِي wa mina l-maskani akhrajtanī
and You removed me from my dwelling,
وَ فِي الْبِحَارِ صَيَّرْتَنِي wa fī l-biḥāri ṣayyartanī
and in the seas You caused me to be (thrown),
وَ فِي بَطْنِ الْحُوتِ حَبَسْتَنِي wa fī baṭni l-ḥūti ḥabastanī
and in the belly of the whale You imprisoned me!
فَ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ fa lā ilāha illā Anta Subḥānak
So there is no god except You, Glory be to You!
إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ innī kuntu mina ẓ-ẓālimīn
Indeed, I was among the wrongdoers (Qur'an 21:87).
فَأَنْجَاهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْغَمِ Fa-anjāhu Llāhu mina l-gham
Then God rescued him from the distress (Qur'an 21:88).
From the supplication of Yunus (2)
يَا رَبِّ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنَى Yā Rabbi Llāhumma innī as’aluka bi-Asmā’ika l-Ḥusnā
O Lord, O God, I ask You by Your Most Beautiful Names,
wa Ālā’ika l-‘Ulyā
and Your Most High Blessings,
وَ أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ يَا اللَّهُ يَا كَبِيرُ يَا جَلِيلُ wa as’aluka yā Allāhu yā Allāhu yā Kabīru yā Jalīl
and I ask You, O God, O God, O Great One, O Majestic One,
يَا حَنَّانُ يَا مَنَّانُ يَا فَرْدُ يَا دَائِمُ yā Ḥannānu yā Mannānu yā Fardu yā Dā’im
O Compassionate, O Bestower, O Unique One, O Everlasting,
يَا وَتْرُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا اللَّهُ yā Watru yā Aḥadu yā Ṣamadu yā Allāh
O Unique (Odd), O One, O Eternal (Self-Sufficient), O God!
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ أَسْأَلُكَ بِلَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ lā ilāha illā Anta as’aluka bi-lā ilāha illā Ant
There is no god except You, I ask You by [the confession] 'There is no god except You,'
أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ an tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammad
that You bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad,
وَ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي wa an taghfira lī dhunūbī
and that You forgive my sins,
وَ أَنْ تُحَرِّمَ جَسَدِي عَلَى النَّارِ wa an tuḥarrima jasadī ‘alā n-Nār
and that You forbid my body from the Fire.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ الْمُنَزَلِ عَلَى مُوسَى Allāhumma innaka qulta fī kitābika l-munazzali ‘alā Mūsā
O God, You said in Your Book revealed to Moses,
أَلَّا تَرُدُّوا السَّائِلِينَ عَنْ أَبْوَابِكُمْ allā taruddu s-sā’ilīna ‘an abwābikum
'Do not turn away those who ask from your doors,'
وَ نَحْنُ عَلَى بَابِكَ فَلَا تَرُدَّنَا wa naḥnu ‘alā bābika fa-lā taruddanā
and we are at Your Door, so do not turn us away.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ عَلَى نَبِيِّكَ مُوسَى Allāhumma innaka qulta fī kitābika l-munzali ‘alā Nabiyyika Mūsā
O God, You said in Your Book revealed to Your Prophet Moses,
أَنِ اغْفِرُوا لِلظَّالِمِينَ ani ghfirū li-ẓ-ẓālimīn
'Forgive the wrongdoers,'
وَ نَحْنُ الظَّالِمُونَ عَلَى بَابِكَ فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا wa naḥnu ẓ-ẓālimūna ‘alā bābika fa-ghfir lanā
and we are the wrongdoers at Your Door, so forgive us.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ الْمُنَزَلِ عَلَى مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ Allāhumma innaka qulta fī kitābika l-munazzali ‘alā Mūsā bni ‘Imrān
O God, You said in Your Book revealed to Moses son of Imran,
أَنْ أَعْتِقُوا الْأَقَارِبَ an a‘tiqū l-aqārib
'Free the relatives (or those close to you),'
وَ نَحْنُ عَبِيدُكَ فَأَعْتِقْنَا مِنَ النَّارِ wa naḥnu ‘abīduka fa-a‘tiqnā mina n-Nār.
and we are Your slaves, so free us from the Fire.
Supplication of David, peace be upon him, describing praise
أَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَيْهِ أَتْعَبْتَ الْحَفَظَةَ وَ هُوَ awḥā Llāhu ta‘ālā ilayhi: at‘abta l-ḥafaẓata wa huwa
God Almighty revealed to him: 'You have exhausted the recorders (angels),' and it is:
اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ دَائِماً مَعَ دَوَامِكَ Allāhumma laka l-ḥamdu dā’iman ma‘a dawāmika
O God, to You is the praise, lasting with Your permanence,
وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ بَاقِياً مَعَ بَقَائِكَ wa laka l-ḥamdu bāqiyan ma‘a baqā’ik
and to You is the praise, remaining with Your continuance,
وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ خَالِداً مَعَ خُلُودِكَ wa laka l-ḥamdu khālidan ma‘a khulūdik
and to You is the praise, immortal with Your eternity,
وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ كَمَا يَنْبَغِي لِكَرَمِ وَجْهِكَ wa laka l-ḥamdu kamā yanbaghī li-karami wajhika
and to You is the praise as is befitting the generosity of Your Face,
wa ‘izzi jalālik
and the might of Your Majesty,
يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ yā Dhā l-Jalāli wa l-Ikrām.
O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
Dua of Asif, the successor of Solomon, son of David
رُوِيَ أَنَّهُ الدُّعَاءُ الَّذِي أَتَى بِهِ عَرْشَ بِلْقِيسَ Ruwiyā annahu d-du‘ā’u l-ladhī atā bihī ‘arsha Bilqīs
It is narrated that this is the supplication by which the throne of Bilqis was brought,
وَ أَنَّهُ الدُّعَاءُ الَّذِي كَانَ عِيسَى (ع) يُحْيِي بِهِ الْمَوْتَى وَ هُوَ wa annahu d-du‘ā’u l-ladhī kāna ‘Īsā (‘alayhi s-salām) yuḥyī bihi l-mawtā wa huwa
and that it is the supplication by which Jesus (PBUH) used to bring the dead to life, and it is:
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ Allāhumma innī as’aluka bi-annaka Anta Llāhu lā ilāha illā Ant
O God, I ask You by the fact that You are God, there is no god except You,
الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ الطَّاهِرُ الْمُطَهَّرُ al-Ḥayyu l-Qayyūmu ṭ-Ṭāhiru l-Muṭahhar
the Ever-Living, the Sustainer, the Pure, the Purifier,
نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ Nūru s-samāwāti wa l-araḍīn
the Light of the heavens and the earths,
وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَ الْأَرَضِينَ wa fī riwāyatin ukhrā: Rabbu s-samāwāti wa l-araḍīn
and in another narration: The Lord of the heavens and the earths,
عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهَادَةِ الْكَبِيرُ الْمُتَعَالِ ‘Ālimu l-ghaybi wa sh-shahādati l-Kabīru l-Muta‘āl
the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, the Great, the Most High,
الْحَنَّانُ الْمَنَّانُ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَ الْإِكْرَامِ al-Ḥannānu l-Mannānu Dhū l-Jalāli wa l-Ikrām
the Compassionate, the Bestower, Possessor of Majesty and Honor,
أَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَ كَذَا an taf‘ala bī kadhā wa kadhā
[I ask You] to do for me such and such (the specific request),
وَ تَجْعَلَهُ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ wa taj‘alahū an tuṣalliya ‘alā Muḥammadin wa āli Muḥammad
and [some] make it (the request) to be: that You bless Muḥammad and the family of Muḥammad,
The supplication of the Prophet Jesus, peace be upon him, when the Jews gathered against him
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْوَاحِدِ الْأَعَزِّ Allāhumma innī ad‘ūka bi-Ismika l-Wāḥidi l-A‘azz
O God, I call upon You by Your Name, the One, the Mightiest,
وَ أَدْعُوكَ اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ الصَّمَدِ wa ad‘ūka Llāhumma bi-Ismika ṣ-Ṣamad
and I call upon You, O God, by Your Name, the Eternal (Self-Sufficient),
وَ أَدْعُوكَ اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ الْعَظِيمِ الْوَتْرِ wa ad‘ūka Llāhumma bi-Ismika l-‘Aẓīmi l-Witr
and I call upon You, O God, by Your Name, the Magnificent, the Unique (Odd),
وَ أَدْعُوكَ اللَّهُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ الْكَبِيرِ الْمُتَعَالِ wa ad‘ūka Llāhumma bi-Ismika l-Kabīri l-Muta‘āl
and I call upon You, O God, by Your Name, the Great, the Most High,
الَّذِي ثَبَتَتْ بِهِ أَرْكَانُكَ كُلُّهَا alladhī thabattat bihī arkānuka kulluhā
by which all Your pillars are established,
أَنْ تَكْشِفَ عَنِّي مَا أَصْبَحْتُ وَ أَمْسَيْتُ فِيهِ an takshifa ‘annī mā aṣbaḥtu wa amsaytu fīh
[I ask You] to remove from me what I have entered into (this morning) and what I am in (this evening).
Prophet Jesus' supplication in times of hardship
اللَّهُمَّ خَالِقَ النَّفْسِ مِنَ النَّفْسِ Allāhumma Khāliqa n-nafsi mina n-nafs
O God, the Creator of the soul from the soul,
وَ مُخْرِجَ النَّفْسِ مِنَ النَّفْسِ wa mukhrija n-nafsi mina n-nafs
and the Bringer-forth of the soul from the soul,
وَ مُخْلِصَ النَّفْسِ مِنَ النَّفْسِ wa mukhliṣa n-nafsi mina n-nafs
and the Deliverer of the soul from the soul,
farrij ‘annā
Grant us relief (alleviate our distress),
وَ خَلِّصْنَا مِنْ شِدَّتِنَا wa khalliṣnā min shiddatinā.
and deliver us from our hardship.