"And your Lord says, 'Call upon Me; I will respond to you.'"
Qur'an 40:60
Essential Daily Duas
Upon Waking Up
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana ba'da ma amatana wa ilayhin-nushur.
'All praise is for Allah who gave us life after having taken it from us and unto Him is the resurrection.'
Before Sleeping
بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya.
'In Your name O Allah, I die and I live.'
Duas for Life's Moments
For Seeking Knowledge
رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidni 'ilma.
'My Lord, increase me in knowledge.' (Qur'an 20:114)
For Forgiveness
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيَّ الْقَيُّومَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Astaghfirullahal-ladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum, wa atubu ilaih.
'I seek the forgiveness of Allah, whom there is none worthy of worship except Him, the Living, the Eternal, and I repent unto Him.'
Quranic Duas (Rabbana)
For This Life & The Hereafter
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan waqina 'adhaban-nar.
'Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.' (Qur'an 2:201)
For Patience and Victory
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbana afrigh 'alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna 'alal-qawmil-kafirin.
'Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.' (Qur'an 2:250)