40 Rabbana Duas from the Qur'an
Forty powerful supplications direct from the Holy Qur'an beginning with "Rabbana" (Our Lord), with transliteration, translation, and reciter context.
Dua for Acceptance of Good Deeds
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ
Rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka antas-Samī'ul-'Alīm.
Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.
Dua for Good in This Life and the Hereafter
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā 'adhāban-nār.
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.
Dua for Firmness in Faith & Mercy
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbanā ba'da idh hadaytanā wa hab lanā mil-ladunka raḥmah, innaka antal-Wahhāb.
Our Lord, let not our hearts swerve after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
Dua for Righteous Family & Children
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbanā hab lanā min azwājinā wa dhurriyyātinā qurrata a'yunin waj'alnā lil-muttaqīna imāmā.
Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.
Dua for Patience and Victory in Hardship
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbanā afrigh 'alaynā ṣabran wa thabbit aqdāmanā wanṣurnā 'alal-qawmil-kāfirīn.
Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.
Dua for Forgiveness of Sins & Excesses
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbanāgh-fir lanā dhunūbanā wa isrāfanā fī amrinā wa thabbit aqdāmanā wanṣurnā 'alal-qawmil-kāfirīn.
Our Lord, forgive us our sins and the excess [committed] in our affairs and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.
Dua acknowledging Belief & Seeking Forgiveness
رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā innanā āmannā faghfir lanā dhunūbanā wa qinā 'adhāban-nār.
Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Dua of Submission to Allah's Decree
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
Rabbanā āmannā bimā anzalta wattaba'nār-Rasūla faktubnā ma'ash-shāhidīn.
Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger, so register us among the witnesses [to truth].
Dua for Forgiveness upon Hearing the Call of Faith
رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا ۚ رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأَبْرَارِ
Rabbanā innanā sami'nā munādiyay-yunādī lil-īmāni an āminū bi-Rabbikum fa-āmannā, Rabbanā faghfir lanā dhunūbanā wa kaffir 'annā sayyi-ātinā wa tawaffanā ma'al-abrār.
Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.
Dua for Fulfillment of Divine Promises & Honor on Judgment Day
رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ
Rabbanā wa ātinā mā wa'adttanā 'alā rusulika wa lā tukhzinā Yawmal-Qiyāmah, innaka lā tukhliful-mī'ād.
Our Lord, and grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in Your promise.
Dua against Injustice & Tyranny
رَبَّنَا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَٰذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ الظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا
Rabbanā akhrijnā min hādhihil-qaryatizh-zhālimi ahluhā waj'al lanā mil-ladunka waliyyaw-waj'al lanā mil-ladunka naṣīrā.
Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper.
Dua of Self-Admission & Seeking Mercy (Dua of Adam)
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa il-lam taghfir lanā wa tarḥamnā lanakūnanna minal-khāsirīn.
Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.
Dua against Being Grouped with the Wrongdoers
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ
Rabbanā lā taj'alnā ma'al-qawmizh-zhālimīn.
Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people.
Dua for Decisive Truth & Justice
رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ
Rabbanāftah baynanā wa bayna qawminā bil-ḥaqqi wa anta khayrul-fātiḥīn.
Our Lord, decide between us and our people in truth, and You are the best of those who give decision.
Dua for Perseverance & Dying in Submission
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ
Rabbanā afrigh 'alaynā ṣabran wa tawaffanā muslimīn.
Our Lord, pour upon us patience and cause us to die as Muslims [in submission to You].
Dua for Reliance upon Allah
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbanā lā taj'alnā fitnatal-lil-qawmizh-zhālimīn, wa najjinā bi-raḥmatika minal-qawmil-kāfirīn.
Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people, and save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.
Dua for Allah's Knowledge & Oversight
رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِي وَمَا نُعْلِنُ ۗ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى اللَّهِ مِن شَيْءٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِي السَّمَاءِ
Rabbanā innaka ta'lamu mā nukhfī wa mā nu'lin, wa mā yakhfā 'alal-lāhi min shay'in fil-arḍi wa lā fis-samā'.
Our Lord, indeed You know what we conceal and what we declare, and nothing is hidden from Allah on the earth or in the heaven.
Dua for Establishing Prayer for Self & Offspring
رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِي ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ
Rabbij-'alnī muqīmaṣ-ṣalāti wa min dhurriyyatī, Rabbanā wa taqabbal du'ā'.
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
Dua for Parents & All Believers on Judgment Day
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Rabbanāgh-fir lī wa li-wālidayya wa lil-mu'minīna Yawma yaqūmul-ḥisāb.
Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.
Dua for Mercy & Guidance in Difficult Affairs
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا
Rabbanā ātinā mil-ladunka raḥmataw-wa hayyi' lanā min amrinā rashadā.
Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.
Dua for Expanding Knowledge & Understanding
رَّبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidnī 'ilmā.
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Dua of Deep Reliance in Believers
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Rabbanā āmannā faghfir lanā warḥamnā wa anta khayrur-rāḥimīn.
Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.
Dua for Protection from Hellfire
رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا
Rabbanāṣ-rif 'annā 'adhāba Jahannama inna 'adhābahā kāna gharāmā.
Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is grueling.
Dua for Acceptance of Repentance
رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَّحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا فَاغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا وَاتَّبَعُوا سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ الْجَحِيمِ
Rabbanā wasi'ta kulla shay'ir-raḥmataw-wa 'ilman faghfir lilladhīna tābū wattaba'ū sabīlaka wa qihim 'adhābal-jaḥīm.
Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.
Dua for Reunion of Righteous Families in Jannah
رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ الَّتِي وَعَدتَّهُم وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ آبَائِهِمْ وَأَزْوَاجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Rabbanā wa adkhilhum jannāti 'adninil-latī wa'adtthum wa man ṣalaḥa min ābā'ihim wa azwājihim wa dhurriyyātihim, innaka antal-'Azīzul-Ḥakīm.
Our Lord, and admit them to gardens of perpetual residence which You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses and their offspring. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Dua for Removal of Malice & Love for Believers
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالإِيمَانِ وَلا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلاًّ لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَؤُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
Rabbanāgh-fir lanā wa li-ikhwānināl-ladhīna sabaqūnā bil-īmāni wa lā taj'al fī qulūbinā ghillal-lilladhīna āmanū Rabbanā innaka Ra'ūfur-Raḥīm.
Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.
Dua for Complete Trust in Allah
رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
Rabbanā 'alayka tawakkalnā wa ilayka anabnā wa ilaykal-maṣīr.
Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the final destination.
Dua against Becoming a Trial for Unbelievers
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Rabbanā lā taj'alnā fitnatal-lilladhīna kafarū wagh-fir lanā Rabbanā innaka antal-'Azīzul-Ḥakīm.
Our Lord, make us not objects of torment for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
Dua for Perfection of Spiritual Light (Noor)
رَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Rabbanāt-mim lanā nūranā wagh-fir lanā innaka 'alā kulli shay'in Qadīr.
Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.
Dua acknowledging Allah's Sole Dominion
رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbanā mā khalaqta hādhā bāṭilan subḥānaka faqinā 'adhāban-nār.
Our Lord, You did not create all this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Dua of Deep Gratitude & Service
رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
Rabbi awzi'nī an ashkura ni'matakal-latī an'amta 'alayya wa 'alā wālidayya wa an a'mala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu wa adkhilnī bi-raḥmatika fī 'ibādikaṣ-ṣāliḥīn.
My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.
Dua for Relief from Oppressive People
رَبَّنَا انصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ
Rabbanān-ṣurnā 'alal-qawmil-mufsidīn.
My Lord, support me against the corrupting people.
Dua for Easy Entry & Truthful Exit
رَّبِّ أَدْخِلْنِي مُدْخَلَ صِدْقٍ وَأَخْرِجْنِي مُخْرَجَ صِدْقٍ وَاجْعَل لِّي مِن لَّدُنكَ سُلْطَانًا نَّصِيرًا
Rabbi adkhilnī mudkhala ṣidqiw-wa akhrijnī mukhraja ṣidqiw-waj'al lī mil-ladunka sulṭānan naṣīrā.
My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.
Dua for Easing Distress & Opening Speech
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbish-raḥ lī ṣadrī wa yassir lī amrī waḥ-lul 'uqdatam-mil-lisānī yafqahū qawlī.
My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance] and ease for me my task and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.
Dua for Divine Provision & Table of Blessings
رَبَّنَا أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَائِدَةً مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَآخِرِنَا وَآيَةً مِّنكَ ۖ وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ
Rabbanā anzil 'alaynā mā'idatam-minas-samā'i takūnu lanā 'īdal-li'awwalinā wa ākhirinā wa āyatam-minka war-zuqnā wa anta khayrur-rāziqīn.
O Allah, our Lord, send down to us a table spread [with food] from the heaven to be for us a festival for the first of us and the last of us and a sign from You. And provide for us, and You are the best of providers.
Dua for Relief from Physical Harm & Disease
رَبَّاهُ أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Rabbi annī massaniyad-ḍurru wa anta arḥamur-rāḥimīn.
My Lord, indeed adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.
Dua of Utmost Need & Poverty before Allah
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr.
My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.
Dua for Protection from Evil Whispers of Shaytan
رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ
Rabbi a'ūdhu bika min hamazātish-shayāṭīn, wa a'ūdhu bika Rabbi ay-yaḥḍurūn.
My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.
Dua for Safe Landing & Blessed Abode
رَّبِّ أَنزِلْنِي مُنزَلًا مُّبَارَكًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْمُنزِلِينَ
Rabbi anzilnī munzalam-mubārakaw-wa anta khayrul-munzilīn.
My Lord, cause me to land at a blessed landing place, and You are the best to accommodate [us].
Dua for Forgiveness after Wronging Oneself
رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي
Rabbi innī ẓalamtu nafsī faghfir lī.
My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.