Duas and Short Recitations: Arabic Text, Transliteration and Meaning

This page keeps, in one place, the Arabic text, transliteration and English meaning of duas and short recitations that appeared in our older articles. It gives the words only. For questions about when, how often or why to recite any of them, please consult your own local scholar.

Duas for barakah and sustenance

اللَّهُمَّ اكْفِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَ وَأَغْنِنِي بِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

“O Allah, make me sufficient with your lawful from your unlawful and enrich me with your bounty from all others.”

بَارَكَ اللهُ لَكَ فِي أَهْلِكَ وَمَالِكَ

“May Allah bless your family and your wealth.”

اللّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَ رِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَ عَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلاً

“O Allah! I ask You for beneficial knowledge, pure sustenance, and accepted deeds.”

اللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي أَعْمَالِنَا وَ وَفِّقْنَا لِمَا تُحِبُّ وَ تَرْضَى

“O Allah! Bless our deeds and guide us to what You love and are pleased with.”

اللّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي رِزْقًا وَاسِعًا حَلَالاً طَيِّبًا مِنْ غَيْرِ كَدٍّ وَلاَ تَعَبٍ

“O Allah, grant me wide, lawful, and pure sustenance without hardship and fatigue.”

اللّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

“O Allah! Bless us in what You have provided us and protect us from the torment of the Fire.”

Bismillahi alladhi la yadurru

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الَّذِي لاَ يَضُرُّ مَعَ اسْمِهِ شَيْءٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلاَ فِي السَّمَاءِ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ

Reading: Bismillahi laa yedurru mea ismihi shay'in fil ardi va laa fi's-semai va huwaas-semi'ul-alim.

Meaning: Nothing in heaven or on earth can harm the one who takes refuge in the name of Allah! He hears everything and knows everything.

Allahumma Malikal Mulk

اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتَنْزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

Reading: Allahumme malikel mulki tu'til mulke men tasaau va tenzi'ul mulke mimmen tasaau va tu'izzu men tasaau va tuzillu men tasaau biedikel hayr innakea aalea kulli shay'in kadîr

Meaning: O Allah, the Owner of the property! You give the property to whom You will and You take it from whom You will. You make whomsoever You will glorify and whomsoever You will humiliate. Good is in Your hand. Surely You are all-powerful.

Salawat: Allahumma salli and Allahumma barik

اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

Reading: Allahümme salli alâ Muhammedin ve alâ âli Muhammed, kemâ salleyte alâ İbrahîme ve alâ âli İbrahîm, inneke hamîdun mecîd.

Meaning: “O Allah! Send blessings upon Muhammad and upon his family, just as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon his family. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.”

اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ كَمَا بَارَكْتَ عَلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَعَلَىٰ آلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

Reading: Allahümme bârik alâ Muhammedin ve alâ âli Muhammed, kemâ bârekte alâ İbrahîme ve alâ âli İbrahîm, inneke hamîdun mecîd.

Meaning: “O Allah! Bless Muhammad and his family, just as You blessed Abraham and his family. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy, Glorious.”

Duas after wudu

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ

Reading: Ashhadu an lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahu lā sharīka lah, wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan ‘abduhu wa rasūluhu.

Meaning: “I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah alone, who has no partner; and I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger.” (Sahih Muslim 234)

اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ

Reading: Allāhumma j‘alnī mina t-tawwābīna waj‘alnī mina l-mutaṭahhirīn.

Meaning: “O Allah, make me among those who constantly repent to You, and make me among those who purify themselves.” (Jami‘ at-Tirmidhi 55)

Auzu Basmala

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم.

Reading: Auzubillah Minashaitan Nirajeem. Bismillahirrahmanirrahim.

Meaning: “I seek refuge in Allah from the evil of the expelled Satan.” “In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful and the Most Gracious.”

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A note on scope: this page reproduces the text of duas from our earlier articles and nothing more. It does not give rulings, recommend how often to recite, or describe virtues. Scholars differ on many questions of practice, and we would encourage you to consult your own local scholar rather than take guidance from a retailer.