1. Ask forgiveness of your Lord. Indeed,
He is ever a Perpetual Forgiver. He
will send beneficial rain from the sky
upon you in continuous showers and
increase you in wealth and children
and provide you with gardens in
which rivers flow.
(Qur'an, 71:10-12)
Forgiveness by Ridwan Ali
2. هالِإ َهََٰلِإ َال ِيذهال َ ه
َّللا ُرِفْغَتْسَأ
ُمُّويَقْال ُّىَحْال َوُه
ِهْيَلِإ ُوبُتَأ َو
Astaghfir ullah-alladhi la ilaha illa Huwal-Haiyul-
Qayyumu, wa atubu ilaihi
I seek the forgiveness of Allah, there is no true
God except Allah, the Ever-Living, the Self-
Subsisting, and I turn to Him in repentance.
َينِم ِاحهالر ُْريَخ َنتَأ َو ْمَح ْار َو ْرِفْغا ِبهر
Rabbi-ghfir warham wa'anta khayr ur-raahimeen
O! My Lord forgive me and have Mercy on me and
You are the Best of Merciful.
[Abu Dawud]
[Qur'an, 23:118]
3. َنِم ُنتُك يِنِإ ََكناَحْبُس َنتَأ ه
الِإ َهََٰلِإ ه
ال
َينِمِلاهالظ
La ilaaha illa anta subhaanaka inni kuntu mina-
dhaalimeen
There are none worthy of worship besides You.
Glorified are You. Surely I am of the wrongdoers.
َانِق َو َانَبوُنُذ َانَل ْرِفْغاَف اهنمَاَء َآنهنإ َآنهبَر
ِ
ارهنال َابَذَع
Rabbana innanaa aamannaa faghfir lana
dhunoobana wa qinaa 'adhaaban-naar
Our Lord! We have indeed believed; so, forgive our
sins, and save us from the agony of the Fire.
[Qur'an, 3:16]
[Qur'an, 21:87]
4. َانَل ْرِفْغَت ْمهل نِإ َو َانَسُفنَأ َانْمَلَظ َانهبَر
َنِم هَننوُكَنَل َانْمَح ْرَت َو
َين ِ
رِسَاخْال
Rabana dhalamna 'anfusana wa'iin lam taghfir
lana lanakunana min alkhaasireen
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.
َان ِ
رْمَأ يِف َانَفاَرْسِإ َو َانَبوُنُذ َانَل ْرِفْغا َانهبَر
ِم ْوَقْال ىَلَع َان ْرُصان َو َانَماَدْقَأ ْتِبَث َو
َين ِ
رِفاَكْال
Rabbana-ghfir lana thunoobana wa israa fanaa fee
amrinaa wa thabbit aqdaamanaa wa-nsurna 'ala-al
qawmi-il kaafireen
[Qur'an, 7:23]
5. Our Lord, forgive our sins and the excess
committed in our affairs and plant our feet firmly
and give us victory over those who do not believe.
َينِنِمْؤُمْال ُل هوَأ َانَأ َو َْكيَلِإ ُْتبُت ََكناَحْبُس
Subhaanaka tubtu ilayka wa ana awwal-ul
mu'mineen
Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am
the first of the believers.
ِهْيَلإ ُوبُتأ َو َ ه
َّللا ُرِفْغَتْسأ
Astaghfirullah wa atoobu ilayh
I seek forgiveness from Allah and repent to Him.
[Qur'an, 3:147]
[Qur'an, 7:143]
[Bukhari]
6. َال ،يِبَر َتْنَأ همُههالل
يِنَتْقَلَخ ،َتْنَأ هالِإ َهََٰلِإ
َنَأ َو
اَم َِكدْع َو َو َِكدْهَع ىَلَع َانَأ َو ،َُكدْبَع ا
،ُتْعَنَص اَم ِ
َرش ْنِم َكِب ُذوُعَأ ،ُتْعَطَتْسا
،يِبْنَذِب َكَل ُءوُبَأ َو هىَلَع َكِتَمْعِنِب َكَل ُءوُبَأ
هالِإ َوبُنُّذال ُرِفْغَي َال ُههنِإَف ،يِل ْرِفْغاَف
َتْنَأ
Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa anta khalaqtani
wa ana 'abduka wa ana 'ala 'ahdika wa wa'dika
mastata'tu, a'udhu bika min sharri ma sana'tu
abuw'u laka bidhanbi wa abuw'u laka bini'matika
'alayya faghfirli fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba
illa anta
O Allah! You are my Rabb. There is no true God
except You. You have created me, and I am Your
slave, and I hold to Your Covenant as far as I can. I
seek refuge in You from the evil of what I have
done. I acknowledge the favours that You have
7. bestowed upon me, and I confess to you of my
sins. Pardon me, for none but You has the power
to pardon.
اَيْنُّدال يِف َةَيِفاَعْال َو َوْفَعْال َكُلَأْسَأ يِنِإ همُههالل
َكُلَأْسَأ يِنِإ همُههالل ِةَر ِاآلخ َو
َةَيِفاَعْال َو َوْفَعْال
ْرُتْسا همُههالل يِلاَم َو يِلْهَأ َو َاىَيْنُد َو يِنِيد يِف
ْنِم يِنْظَفْاح َو يِتاَع ْوَر ْنِآم َو يِتاَر ْوَع
ْنَع َو يِنيِمَي ْنَع َو يِفَْلخ ْنِم َو هىَدَي ِْنيَب
َلاَتْغُأ ْنَأ َكِب ُذوُعَأ َو يِق ْوَف ْنِم َو يِلاَمِش
يِتْحَت ْنِم
Allahumma inni as'alukal-'afwa wal-'aafiyah fid-
dunya wal-aakhirah. Allahumma inni as'alukal-
'afwa wal-'afiyah fi dini wa dunyaya wa ahli wa
mali. Allahumma-mastur 'awrati wa aamin
raw'aati wahfadhni min bayni yadayya wa min
[Bukhari]
8. khalfi wa 'an yamini wa 'an shimali wa min fawqi
wa 'audhu bika an ughtala min tahti
O Allah, I ask You for forgiveness and well-being
in this world and in the Hereafter. O Allah, I ask
You for forgiveness and well-being in my religious
and my worldly affairs. O Allah, conceal my faults,
calm my fears and protect me from what is in
front of me and behind me, from my right and my
left, and from above me, and I seek refuge in You
from being taken unaware from beneath me.
ُْفعاَف َوْفَعْال ُّب ِحُت ٌمي ِ
رَك ٌّوُفَع َكهنِإ همُههالل
يِنَع
Allahuma innaka 'afu-un karimun tuhibu al-'afwa
fa'fu 'aniy
O Allah, indeed You are the one who Pardons
generously, You love to pardon, so pardon me.
[Abu Dawud]
[At-Tirmidhi]
9. َال َو ،اًيرِثَك اًمْلُظ ِيسْفَن ُتْمَلَظ يِنِإ همُههالل
يِل ْرِفْغاَف ،َتْنَأ هالِإ َوبُنُّذال ُرِفْغَي
ًةَرِفْغَم
ْنِم
َِكدْنِع
نيْمَحار َو
ُورُفَغْال َتْنَأ َكهنِإ ،
ُمي ِحهالر
Allahumma inni dhalamtu nafsi dhulman
katheeran wa la yaghfirudhunooba illa anta
faghfirli maghfiratan min 'indika warhamni innaka
anta'al Ghafoorur-Rahim
O Allah! I have wronged my soul very much
(oppressed myself), and none forgives the sins but
You; so please bestow Your Forgiveness upon me.
No doubt, You are the Oft-Forgiving, Most
Merciful.
[Bukhari]
10. ،ُههل ِج َو ُههقِد ،ُههلُك يِبْنَذ يِل ْرِفْغا همُههالل
ُهَل هوَأ َو
ُه هرِس َو ُهَتَيِن َ
َلَع َو ُهَر ِآخ َو
Allahumma-ghfir li dhanbi kullahu diqqahu wa
jillahu wa awwalahu wa aakhirahu wa 'ala niyatahu
wa sirrahu
Oh Allah! Forgive me, all my sins, great and small,
the first and the last, those that are apparent and
those that are hidden
َو َانهبَر َان ْأَطْأخ ْأو نآَيِسَننِإ نآْذ ِاخَؤُت ال َانهبَر
ًرْصإ َآنْيَلَع ْلِمْحَت ال
ىَلَع هَتْلَمَح اَمَك ا
َنهبَر َانِلْبَق نِم َِينذهلْا
ال اَم َانْلمَحُت ال َو ا
َآنْمَح ْرْا َو َانَل ْرِفْغْا َو اهنَعُفْعْا َو ِهِبَانَل َةَقاَط
ِم ْوَقْال ىَلَع َان ْرُصنْاَف َانَل ْوُم َأنت
َين ِ
رِفاَكْال
[Muslim]
11. Rabbana la tu'aa-khidhna in-naseena aw akhta'na
rabbana wa la tahmil 'alayna isran kama
hamaltahu 'alal-ladheena min qablina rabbana
wala tuham-milna mala taa qatalana bih wa'fu
'anna waghfir lana war hamna anta mawlana
fansurna 'alal qawmil kaafireen
O Lord! Do not blame us, if we forget or fall into
error; our Lord! Do not burden us, like those
before us; Our Lord! Do not burden us greater
than we have strength to bear. Pardon us, and
forgive us, and have mercy upon us. You are our
Protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving
people.
@sara__ayah
sara-ahmed1@hotmail.co.uk
[Qur'an, 2:286]