Overwhelmed

O Allah, I ask You for well-being in this world and the next. O Allah, I ask You for pardon and well-being in my religion, my worldly life, my family and my wealth. O Allah, cover my faults and calm my fears. O Allah, protect me from in front of me, from behind me, from my right, from my left and from above me; and I seek refuge in Your greatness from being struck down unseen from beneath me.

Allāhumma innī asʾaluka-l-ʿāfiyata fi-d-dunyā wa-l-ākhira. Allāhumma innī asʾaluka-l-ʿafwa wa-l-ʿāfiyata fī dīnī wa-dunyāya wa-ahlī wa-mālī. Allāhumma-stur ʿawrātī wa-āmin rawʿātī. Allāhumma-ḥfaẓnī min bayni yadayya wa-min khalfī wa-ʿan yamīnī wa-ʿan shimālī wa-min fawqī, wa-aʿūdhu bi-ʿaẓamatika an ughtāla min taḥtī.

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, in Your mercy I cry out for help. Set right all my affairs for me, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

Yā ḥayyu yā qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīth, aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullahū, wa-lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn.

Allah is enough for me. There is no god but Him. In Him I have placed my trust, and He is the Lord of the mighty Throne.

Ḥasbiya-llāhu lā ilāha illā huwa, ʿalayhi tawakkaltu, wa-huwa rabbu-l-ʿarshi-l-ʿaẓīm.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief. I seek refuge in You from incapacity and laziness. I seek refuge in You from cowardice and miserliness. And I seek refuge in You from being overwhelmed by debt and from the domination of men.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-hammi wa-l-ḥazani, wa-aʿūdhu bika mina-l-ʿajzi wa-l-kasali, wa-aʿūdhu bika mina-l-jubni wa-l-bukhli, wa-aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati-d-dayni wa-qahri-r-rijāl.

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, in Your mercy I seek help. Set right all my affairs for me, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūm, bi-raḥmatika astaghīthu, aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullahu, wa-lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn

Allah is enough for me. There is no god but Him. In Him I have put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.

Ḥasbiya-llāhu lā ilāha illā huwa, ʿalayhi tawakkaltu, wa-huwa rabbu-l-ʿarshi-l-ʿaẓīm.

There is no god but Allah, the Magnificent, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Magnificent Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth and Lord of the Noble Throne.

Lā ilāha illa-llāhu-l-ʿaẓīmu-l-ḥalīm. Lā ilāha illa-llāhu rabbu-l-ʿarshi-l-ʿaẓīm. Lā ilāha illa-llāhu rabbu-s-samāwāti wa-rabbu-l-arḍi wa-rabbu-l-ʿarshi-l-karīm

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. Praise is for Allah, Lord of the worlds, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Master of the Day of Recompense. You alone we worship, and You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path, the path of those You have favoured, not of those who earned anger, nor of those who went astray.

Bismi-llāhi-r-raḥmāni-r-raḥīm. Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi rabbi-l-ʿālamīn. Ar-raḥmāni-r-raḥīm. Māliki yawmi-d-dīn. Iyyāka naʿbudu wa-iyyāka nastaʿīn. Ihdinā-ṣ-ṣirāṭa-l-mustaqīm. Ṣirāṭa-lladhīna anʿamta ʿalayhim ghayri-l-maghḍūbi ʿalayhim wa-lā-ḍ-ḍāllīn.

My Lord, I am truly in need of whatever good You send down to me.

Rabbi innī li-mā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr

My Lord, open up my chest for me, and make my task easy for me.

Rabbi-shraḥ lī ṣadrī, wa yassir lī amrī.

Our Lord, do not hold us to account if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not lay on us a heavy burden like the one You laid on those before us. Our Lord, do not make us carry what we have no strength for. Pardon us, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so help us against the disbelieving people.

Rabbanā lā tuʾākhidhnā in nasīnā aw akhṭaʾnā, rabbanā wa lā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣran kamā ḥamaltahū ʿalā-lladhīna min qablinā, rabbanā wa lā tuḥammilnā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bih, wa-ʿfu ʿannā wa-ghfir lanā wa-rḥamnā, anta mawlānā fa-nṣurnā ʿalā-l-qawmi-l-kāfirīn.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the narrowness of this world and the narrowness of the Day of Resurrection.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ḍīqi-d-dunyā wa ḍīqi yawmi-l-qiyāmah.

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, I seek help through Your mercy. Set right all my affairs for me, and do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye.

Yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu, bi-raḥmatika astaghīthu, aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullahu, wa-lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the strain of hardship, from being overtaken by wretchedness, from an evil decree, and from the gloating of enemies.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min jahdi-l-balāʾi, wa daraki-sh-shaqāʾi, wa sūʾi-l-qaḍāʾi, wa shamātati-l-aʿdāʾ.

There is no power and no strength except with Allah.

Lā ḥawla wa-lā quwwata illā bi-llāh.

Allah has decreed it, and what He willed, He did.

Qaddara-llāhu wa-mā shāʾa faʿal

O Allah, nothing is easy except what You make easy, and when You will, You make the rough ground easy.

Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā jaʿaltahu sahlan, wa-anta tajʿalu-l-ḥazna idhā shiʾta sahlā

We belong to Allah, and to Him we will return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction, and replace it for me with something better.

Innā lillāhi wa-innā ilayhi rājiʿūn, Allāhumma-jurnī fī muṣībatī, wa-akhlif lī khayran minhā

O Allah, I am Your servant, the son of Your servant, the son of Your maidservant. My forelock is in Your hand; Your command concerning me is carried out; Your decree concerning me is just. I ask You by every name that is Yours, by which You named Yourself, or taught to any of Your creation, or sent down in Your Book, or kept for Yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with You: make the Qur’an the spring of my heart, the light of my chest, the clearing away of my grief and the departure of my worry.

Allāhumma innī ʿabduka, wabnu ʿabdika, wabnu amatika, nāṣiyatī biyadika, māḍin fiyya ḥukmuka, ʿadlun fiyya qaḍāʾuka, asʾaluka bikulli-smin huwa laka, sammayta bihi nafsaka, aw ʿallamtahu aḥadan min khalqika, aw anzaltahu fī kitābika, awi-staʾtharta bihi fī ʿilmi-l-ghaybi ʿindaka, an tajʿala-l-qurʾāna rabīʿa qalbī, wa nūra ṣadrī, wa jalāʾa ḥuznī, wa dhahāba hammī

There is no god but Allah, the Great, the Forbearing. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the Mighty Throne. There is no god but Allah, Lord of the heavens, Lord of the earth, and Lord of the Noble Throne.

Lā ilāha illa-llāhu-l-ʿaẓīmu-l-ḥalīm. Lā ilāha illa-llāhu rabbu-l-ʿarshi-l-ʿaẓīm. Lā ilāha illa-llāhu rabbu-s-samāwāti wa rabbu-l-arḍi wa rabbu-l-ʿarshi-l-karīm

Allah is sufficient for us, and what an excellent Trustee He is.

Ḥasbunā-llāhu wa niʿma-l-wakīl

Allah, Allah is my Lord; I associate nothing with Him.

Allāhu Allāhu rabbī lā ushriku bihi shayʾā.

There is no god but Allah.

Lā ilāha illā-llāh.

Allah is enough for me, and what an excellent Guardian He is.

Ḥasbiya-llāhu wa-niʿma-l-wakīl.

There is no god but You; glory be to You. Truly, I have been among the wrongdoers.

Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina-ẓ-ẓālimīn.

O Allah, keep me alive for as long as life is better for me, and take my soul when death is better for me.

Allāhumma aḥyinī mā kānati-l-ḥayātu khayran lī, wa tawaffanī idhā kānati-l-wafātu khayran lī.

O Ever-Living, O Self-Sustaining, by Your mercy I cry out for help.

Yā ḥayyu yā qayyūmu, biraḥmatika astaghīthu.

There is no god but You; glory be to You. Truly, I have been among the wrongdoers.

Lā ilāha illā anta subḥānaka innī kuntu mina-ẓ-ẓālimīn.

O Allah, cover our weak points and make us safe from our fears.

Allāhumma-stur ʿawrātinā wa-āmin rawʿātinā.

O Allah, it is Your mercy I hope for, so do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye. and set right for me all my affairs. There is no god but You.

Allāhumma raḥmataka arjū, fa-lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ʿayn, wa-aṣliḥ lī shaʾnī kullahu, lā ilāha illā ant.

My Lord, I am overcome, so help me.

Rabbi annī maghlūbun fa-ntaṣir

Our Lord, take us out of this city whose people are oppressive, and appoint for us from Yourself a protector, and appoint for us from Yourself a helper.

Rabbanā akhrijnā min hādhihi-l-qaryati-ẓ-ẓālimi ahluhā, wa-jʿal lanā mil-ladunka waliyyan, wa-jʿal lanā mil-ladunka naṣīrā.

Our Lord, decide between us and our people with truth, and You are the best of those who decide.

Rabbana-ftaḥ baynanā wa bayna qawminā bi-l-ḥaqqi wa Anta khayru-l-fātiḥīn.

My Lord, save me and my family from what they do.

Rabbi najjinī wa-ahlī mimmā yaʿmalūn

My Lord, judge with the truth. Our Lord is the Most Merciful, the One whose help is sought against what you describe.

Rabbi-ḥkum bi-l-ḥaqqi wa-rabbunā-r-raḥmānu-l-mustaʿānu ʿalā mā taṣifūn.

My Lord, I have power over no one but myself and my brother, so separate us from the disobedient people.

Rabbi innī lā amliku illā nafsī wa-akhī fa-fruq baynanā wa-bayna-l-qawmi-l-fāsiqīn.

If You save us from this, we will surely be among the grateful.

La’in anjaytanā min hādhihī la-nakūnanna mina-sh-shākirīn.

So decide between me and them with a decisive judgment, and save me and those who are with me among the believers.

Fa-ftaḥ baynī wa-baynahum fatḥan wa-najjinī wa-man maʿiya mina-l-muʾminīn

And I entrust my affair to Allah.

Wa ufawwiḍu amrī ila-llāh.

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from being overcome by debt, from being overcome by the enemy, and from the gloating of enemies.

Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min ghalabati-d-dayn, wa ghalabati-l-ʿaduww, wa shamātati-l-aʿdāʾ.

O Allah, I present my need to You, even though my judgment is short and my deeds are weak, and I am in need of Your mercy. So I ask You, O Decider of affairs and Healer of the breasts, as You grant protection between the seas, to protect me from the punishment of the Blaze, from the call of destruction, and from the trial of the graves.

Allāhumma unzilu bika ḥājatī, wa in qaṣura raʾyī, wa ḍaʿufa ʿamalī, wa-ftaqartu ilā raḥmatika, fa-asʾaluka yā qāḍiya-l-umūr, wa yā shāfiya-ṣ-ṣudūr, kamā tujīru bayna-l-buḥūr an tujīranī min ʿadhābi-s-saʿīr, wa min daʿwati-th-thubūr, wa min fitnati-l-qubūr.

O Allah, if You know that I did that seeking Your Face, then relieve us from it.

Allāhumma fa-in kunta taʿlamu annī qad faʿaltu dhālika-btighāʾa wajhika fa-fruj lanā minhā.

Or who is it that answers the distressed one when he calls upon Him, and removes the evil?

amman yujību-l-muḍṭarra idhā daʿāhu wa yakshifu-s-sūʾa

O Light of the heavens and the earth, O Compeller of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of Majesty and Honour, O Responder to the cry of those who cry out for help, O Helper of those who seek aid, O ultimate aim of the desire of those who desire, and Reliever of the distressed, and Comforter of the grieved, and Answerer of the call of the desperate, and Remover of harm, and Most Merciful of those who show mercy, and God of the worlds, we lay before You every need.

Yā nūra-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ, wa yā jabbāra-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍ, wa yā dha-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrām, wa yā ṣarīkha-l-mustaṣrikhīn, wa yā ghawtha-l-mustaghīthīn, wa yā muntahā raghbati-r-rāghibīn, wa-l-mufarriju ʿani-l-makrūbīn, wa-l-marawwiḥu ʿani-l-maghmūmīn, wa mujība daʿwati-l-muḍṭarrīn, wa kāshifa-s-sūʾi wa arḥama-r-rāḥimīn, wa ilāha-l-ʿālamīn, nunzilu bika kulla ḥājah.

O Originator of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of Majesty and Honour, O Remover of harm, O Most Merciful of those who show mercy, O Answerer of the distressed, O God of the worlds, in You I have placed my need, and You know it best, so fulfil it.

Yā badīʿa-s-samāwāti wa-l-arḍi, yā dhā-l-jalāli wa-l-ikrāmi, yā kāshifa-s-sūʾi, yā arḥama-r-rāḥimīna, yā mujība-l-muḍṭarri, yā ilāha-l-ʿālamīna, bika anzaltu ḥājatī wa anta aʿlamu bihā fa-qḍihā

O Allah, do not leave for us any sin except that You forgive it, nor any worry except that You relieve it, nor any debt except that You settle it, nor any need of the needs of this world and the Hereafter except that You fulfil it, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

Allāhumma lā tadaʿ lanā dhanban illā ghafartahu, wa lā hamman illā farrajtahu, wa lā daynan illā qaḍaytahu, wa lā ḥājatan min ḥawāʾiji-d-dunyā wa-l-ākhirati illā qaḍaytahā, bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama-r-rāḥimīn

O Allah, Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, the Psalms and the Furqan, and of the scrolls of Ibrahim and Musa, I seek refuge in You from poverty, and I ask You to settle my debt.

Allāhumma munzila-t-tawrāti wa-l-injīli wa-z-zabūri wa-l-furqāni wa-ṣuḥufi ibrāhīma wa-mūsā, innī aʿūdhu bika mina-l-faqri, wa-asʾaluka an taqḍiya ʿannī-l-maghrama.

O Allah, I ask You and turn towards You by means of Your Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of mercy. Indeed, I have turned by means of you to my Lord in this need of mine, that it may be fulfilled for me. O Allah, accept his intercession for me.

Allāhumma innī asʾaluka wa-atawajjahu ilayka bi-nabiyyika muḥammadin nabiyyi-r-raḥmati, innī tawajjahtu bika ilā rabbī fī ḥājatī hādhihi li-tuqḍā lī, Allāhumma fa-shaffiʿhu fiyya.

O Allah, fulfil for me what You promised me. O Allah, grant what You promised me. O Allah, if You destroy this small band of the people of Islam, You will not be worshipped on earth.

Allāhumma anjiz lī mā waʿadtanī. Allāhumma āti mā waʿadtanī. Allāhumma in tuhlik hādhihi-l-ʿiṣābata min ahli-l-islāmi lā tuʿbad fi-l-arḍ.

O Allah, be gentle in making easy every difficult matter, for making the difficult easy is simple for You, and I ask You for ease and well-being in this world and the Hereafter.

Allāhumma-lṭuf fī taysīri kulli ʿasīrin fa-inna taysīra-l-ʿasīri ʿalayka yasīrun, wa-asʾaluka-t-taysīra wa-l-muʿāfāta fī-d-dunyā wa-l-ākhirati

O Allah, to You belongs all praise, and to You is the complaint, and from You relief is sought, and You are the One whose help is asked, and there is no might nor power except with Allah.

Allāhumma laka-l-ḥamdu, wa ilayka-l-mushtakā, wa bika-l-mustaghāthu, wa anta-l-mustaʿānu, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā bi-llāh.

O Allah, if You will, You will not be worshipped on the earth.

Allāhumma, innaka in tashaʾ lā tuʿbad fī-l-arḍ.

Allah is our Lord; He has no partner.

Allāhu rabbunā lā sharīka lahu.