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40 Rabbana Duas from the Quran: Arabic, Transliteration and English

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  1. rabbanā taqabbal minnā (2:127)
  2. rabbanā wa-ij'ʿalnā mus'limayni (2:128)
  3. rabbanā wa-ib'ʿath fīhim (2:129)
  4. rabbanā ātinā fī (2:201)
  5. rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā (2:250)
  6. ghuf'rānaka rabbanā wa-ilayka (2:285)
  7. rabbanā lā tuākhidh'nā (2:286)
  8. rabbanā lā tuzigh (3:8)
  9. rabbanā innaka jāmiʿu (3:9)
  10. rabbanā innanā āmannā (3:16)
  11. rabbanā āmannā bimā (3:53)
  12. rabbanā igh'fir lanā (3:147)
  13. rabbanā mā khalaqta (3:191)
  14. rabbanā innaka man (3:192)
  15. rabbanā innanā samiʿ'nā (3:193)
  16. rabbanā waātinā mā (3:194)
  17. rabbanā akhrij'nā min (4:75)
  18. rabbanā āmannā fa-uk'tub'nā (5:83)
  19. l-lahuma rabbanā anzil (5:114)
  20. rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā (7:23)
  21. rabbanā lā tajʿalnā (7:47)
  22. rabbanā if'taḥ baynanā (7:89)
  23. rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā (7:126)
  24. rabbanā lā tajʿalnā (10:85)
  25. rabbanā innaka ātayta (10:88)
  26. rabbanā innī askantu (14:37)
  27. rabbanā innaka taʿlamu (14:38)
  28. rabbi ij'ʿalnī muqīma (14:40)
  29. rabbanā igh'fir lī (14:41)
  30. rabbanā ātinā min (18:10)
  31. rabbanā innanā nakhāfu (20:45)
  32. rabbanā āmannā fa-igh'fir (23:109)
  33. rabbanā iṣ'rif ʿannā (25:65)
  34. rabbanā hab lanā (25:74)
  35. rabbanā wasiʿ'ta kulla (40:7)
  36. rabbanā wa-adkhil'hum jannāti (40:8)
  37. rabbanā igh'fir lanā (59:10)
  38. rabbanā ʿalayka tawakkalnā (60:4)
  39. rabbanā lā tajʿalnā (60:5)
  40. rabbanā atmim lanā (66:8)
  1. 1 Ibrahim and Ismail, raising the foundations of the Kaaba Al-Baqarah 2:127

    رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ

    rabbanā taqabbal minnā innaka anta l-samīʿu l-ʿalīmu

    Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.

  2. 2 Ibrahim and Ismail Al-Baqarah 2:128

    رَبَّنَا وَٱجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةًۭ مُّسْلِمَةًۭ لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

    rabbanā wa-ij'ʿalnā mus'limayni laka wamin dhurriyyatinā ummatan mus'limatan laka wa-arinā manāsikanā watub ʿalaynā innaka anta l-tawābu l-raḥīmu

    Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites [of worship] and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of Repentance, the Merciful.

  3. 3 Ibrahim and Ismail Al-Baqarah 2:129

    رَبَّنَا وَٱبْعَثْ فِيهِمْ رَسُولًۭا مِّنْهُمْ يَتْلُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَايَـٰتِكَ وَيُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَيُزَكِّيهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    rabbanā wa-ib'ʿath fīhim rasūlan min'hum yatlū ʿalayhim āyātika wayuʿallimuhumu l-kitāba wal-ḥik'mata wayuzakkīhim innaka anta l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu

    Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from themselves who will recite to them Your verses and teach them the Book and wisdom and purify them. Indeed, You are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  4. 4 Those who ask for good in both worlds Al-Baqarah 2:201

    رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًۭ وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ حَسَنَةًۭ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

    rabbanā ātinā fī l-dun'yā ḥasanatan wafī l-ākhirati ḥasanatan waqinā ʿadhāba l-nāri

    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.

  5. 5 Talut’s army, facing Goliath (Jalut) Al-Baqarah 2:250

    رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًۭا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

    rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran wathabbit aqdāmanā wa-unṣur'nā ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna

    Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.

  6. 6 The Messenger and the believers Al-Baqarah 2:285

    غُفْرَانَكَ رَبَّنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    ghuf'rānaka rabbanā wa-ilayka l-maṣīru

    [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Lord, and to You is the [final] destination.

  7. 7 The believers Al-Baqarah 2:286

    رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَآ إِصْرًۭا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦ ۖ وَٱعْفُ عَنَّا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَآ ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

    rabbanā lā tuākhidh'nā in nasīnā aw akhṭanā rabbanā walā taḥmil ʿalaynā iṣ'ran kamā ḥamaltahu ʿalā alladhīna min qablinā rabbanā walā tuḥammil'nā mā lā ṭāqata lanā bihi wa-uʿ'fu ʿannā wa-igh'fir lanā wa-ir'ḥamnā anta mawlānā fa-unṣur'nā ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna

    Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.

  8. 8 Those firm in knowledge Ali 'Imran 3:8

    رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْوَهَّابُ

    rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbanā baʿda idh hadaytanā wahab lanā min ladunka raḥmatan innaka anta l-wahābu

    Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.

  9. 9 Those firm in knowledge Ali 'Imran 3:9

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍۢ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

    rabbanā innaka jāmiʿu l-nāsi liyawmin lā rayba fīhi inna l-laha lā yukh'lifu l-mīʿāda

    Our Lord, surely You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allāh does not fail in His promise.

  10. 10 The righteous Ali 'Imran 3:16

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

    rabbanā innanā āmannā fa-igh'fir lanā dhunūbanā waqinā ʿadhāba l-nāri

    Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

  11. 11 The disciples of Isa (Jesus) Ali 'Imran 3:53

    رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا بِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ وَٱتَّبَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَ فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

    rabbanā āmannā bimā anzalta wa-ittabaʿnā l-rasūla fa-uk'tub'nā maʿa l-shāhidīna

    Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger [i.e., Jesus], so register us among the witnesses [to truth].

  12. 12 Believers who fought alongside earlier prophets Ali 'Imran 3:147

    رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ

    rabbanā igh'fir lanā dhunūbanā wa-is'rāfanā fī amrinā wathabbit aqdāmanā wa-unṣur'nā ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna

    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.

  13. 13 People of understanding, reflecting on creation Ali 'Imran 3:191

    رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلًۭا سُبْحَـٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

    rabbanā mā khalaqta hādhā bāṭilan sub'ḥānaka faqinā ʿadhāba l-nāri

    Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.

  14. 14 People of understanding Ali 'Imran 3:192

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ ٱلنَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُۥ ۖ وَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍۢ

    rabbanā innaka man tud'khili l-nāra faqad akhzaytahu wamā lilẓẓālimīna min anṣārin

    Our Lord, indeed whoever You admit to the Fire - You have disgraced him, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.

  15. 15 People of understanding Ali 'Imran 3:193

    رَّبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًۭا يُنَادِى لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَـَٔامَنَّا ۚ رَبَّنَا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ

    rabbanā innanā samiʿ'nā munādiyan yunādī lil'īmāni an āminū birabbikum faāmannā rabbanā fa-igh'fir lanā dhunūbanā wakaffir ʿannā sayyiātinā watawaffanā maʿa l-abrāri

    Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] calling to faith, [saying], '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 among the righteous.

  16. 16 People of understanding Ali 'Imran 3:194

    رَبَّنَا وَءَاتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

    rabbanā waātinā mā waʿadttanā ʿalā rusulika walā tukh'zinā yawma l-qiyāmati innaka lā tukh'lifu l-mīʿāda

    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.

  17. 17 Oppressed men, women and children An-Nisa 4:75

    رَبَّنَآ أَخْرِجْنَا مِنْ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ ٱلظَّالِمِ أَهْلُهَا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيًّۭا وَٱجْعَل لَّنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ نَصِيرًا

    rabbanā akhrij'nā min hādhihi l-qaryati l-ẓālimi ahluhā wa-ij'ʿal lanā min ladunka waliyyan wa-ij'ʿal lanā min ladunka naṣīran

    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.

  18. 18 Christians who wept on hearing the Quran Al-Ma'idah 5:83

    رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

    rabbanā āmannā fa-uk'tub'nā maʿa l-shāhidīna

    Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses.

  19. 19 Isa (Jesus), son of Maryam Al-Ma'idah 5:114

    ٱللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَآ أَنزِلْ عَلَيْنَا مَآئِدَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدًۭا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَءَاخِرِنَا وَءَايَةًۭ مِّنكَ ۖ وَٱرْزُقْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

    l-lahuma rabbanā anzil ʿalaynā māidatan mina l-samāi takūnu lanā ʿīdan li-awwalinā waākhirinā waāyatan minka wa-ur'zuq'nā wa-anta khayru l-rāziqīna

    O Allāh, 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.

  20. 20 Adam and Hawwa (Eve) Al-A'raf 7:23

    رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ

    rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanā wa-in lam taghfir lanā watarḥamnā lanakūnanna mina l-khāsirīna

    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.

  21. 21 The people of al-Aʿraf, looking toward the Fire Al-A'raf 7:47

    رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا مَعَ ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

    rabbanā lā tajʿalnā maʿa l-qawmi l-ẓālimīna

    Our Lord, do not place us with the wrongdoing people.

  22. 22 Shuʿayb and the believers with him Al-A'raf 7:89

    رَبَّنَا ٱفْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلْفَـٰتِحِينَ

    rabbanā if'taḥ baynanā wabayna qawminā bil-ḥaqi wa-anta khayru l-fātiḥīna

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

  23. 23 Pharaoh’s magicians, after they believed Al-A'raf 7:126

    رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًۭا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ

    rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabran watawaffanā mus'limīna

    Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You].

  24. 24 The people of Musa (Moses) Yunus 10:85

    رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلْقَوْمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ

    rabbanā lā tajʿalnā fit'natan lil'qawmi l-ẓālimīna

    Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people.

  25. 25 Musa (Moses), against Pharaoh Yunus 10:88

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ ءَاتَيْتَ فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلَأَهُۥ زِينَةًۭ وَأَمْوَٰلًۭا فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا رَبَّنَا لِيُضِلُّوا۟ عَن سَبِيلِكَ ۖ رَبَّنَا ٱطْمِسْ عَلَىٰٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ وَٱشْدُدْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَلَا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَرَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ ٱلْأَلِيمَ

    rabbanā innaka ātayta fir'ʿawna wamala-ahu zīnatan wa-amwālan fī l-ḥayati l-dun'yā rabbanā liyuḍillū ʿan sabīlika rabbanā iṭ'mis ʿalā amwālihim wa-ush'dud ʿalā qulūbihim falā yu'minū ḥattā yarawū l-ʿadhāba l-alīma

    Our Lord, indeed You have given Pharaoh and his establishment splendor and wealth in the worldly life, our Lord, that they may lead [men] astray from Your way. Our Lord, obliterate their wealth and harden their hearts so that they will not believe until they see the painful punishment.

  26. 26 Ibrahim, leaving his family in Makkah Ibrahim 14:37

    رَّبَّنَآ إِنِّىٓ أَسْكَنتُ مِن ذُرِّيَّتِى بِوَادٍ غَيْرِ ذِى زَرْعٍ عِندَ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْمُحَرَّمِ رَبَّنَا لِيُقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱجْعَلْ أَفْـِٔدَةًۭ مِّنَ ٱلنَّاسِ تَهْوِىٓ إِلَيْهِمْ وَٱرْزُقْهُم مِّنَ ٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَشْكُرُونَ

    rabbanā innī askantu min dhurriyyatī biwādin ghayri dhī zarʿin ʿinda baytika l-muḥarami rabbanā liyuqīmū l-ṣalata fa-ij'ʿal afidatan mina l-nāsi tahwī ilayhim wa-ur'zuq'hum mina l-thamarāti laʿallahum yashkurūna

    Our Lord, I have settled some of my descendants in an uncultivated valley near Your sacred House, our Lord, that they may establish prayer. So make hearts among the people incline toward them and provide for them from the fruits that they might be grateful.

  27. 27 Ibrahim Ibrahim 14:38

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِى وَمَا نُعْلِنُ ۗ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍۢ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ

    rabbanā innaka taʿlamu mā nukh'fī wamā nuʿ'linu wamā yakhfā ʿalā l-lahi min shayin fī l-arḍi walā fī l-samāi

    Our Lord, indeed You know what we conceal and what we declare, and nothing is hidden from Allāh on the earth or in the heaven.

  28. 28 Ibrahim Ibrahim 14:40

    رَبِّ ٱجْعَلْنِى مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِى ۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَآءِ

    rabbi ij'ʿalnī muqīma l-ṣalati wamin dhurriyyatī rabbanā wataqabbal duʿāi

    My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.

  29. 29 Ibrahim Ibrahim 14:41

    رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لِى وَلِوَٰلِدَىَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلْحِسَابُ

    rabbanā igh'fir lī waliwālidayya walil'mu'minīna yawma yaqūmu l-ḥisābu

    Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.

  30. 30 The youths of the cave Al-Kahf 18:10

    رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةًۭ وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًۭا

    rabbanā ātinā min ladunka raḥmatan wahayyi lanā min amrinā rashadan

    Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.

  31. 31 Musa and Harun (Moses and Aaron) Taha 20:45

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ

    rabbanā innanā nakhāfu an yafruṭa ʿalaynā aw an yaṭghā

    Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten [punishment] against us or that he will transgress.

  32. 32 Believers the disbelievers used to mock Al-Mu'minun 23:109

    رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَٱرْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

    rabbanā āmannā fa-igh'fir lanā wa-ir'ḥamnā wa-anta khayru l-rāḥimīna

    Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.

  33. 33 The servants of the Most Merciful Al-Furqan 25:65

    رَبَّنَا ٱصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا

    rabbanā iṣ'rif ʿannā ʿadhāba jahannama inna ʿadhābahā kāna gharāman

    Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering.

  34. 34 The servants of the Most Merciful Al-Furqan 25:74

    رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍۢ وَٱجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا

    rabbanā hab lanā min azwājinā wadhurriyyātinā qurrata aʿyunin wa-ij'ʿalnā lil'muttaqīna imāman

    Our Lord, grant us from among our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us a leader [i.e., example] for the righteous.

  35. 35 The angels who carry the Throne, for the believers Ghafir 40:7

    رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍۢ رَّحْمَةًۭ وَعِلْمًۭا فَٱغْفِرْ لِلَّذِينَ تَابُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعُوا۟ سَبِيلَكَ وَقِهِمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْجَحِيمِ

    rabbanā wasiʿ'ta kulla shayin raḥmatan waʿil'man fa-igh'fir lilladhīna tābū wa-ittabaʿū sabīlaka waqihim ʿadhāba l-jaḥīmi

    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.

  36. 36 The angels who carry the Throne Ghafir 40:8

    رَبَّنَا وَأَدْخِلْهُمْ جَنَّـٰتِ عَدْنٍ ٱلَّتِى وَعَدتَّهُمْ وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    rabbanā wa-adkhil'hum jannāti ʿadnin allatī waʿadttahum waman ṣalaḥa min ābāihim wa-azwājihim wadhurriyyātihim innaka anta l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu

    Our Lord, and admit them to gardens of perpetual residence which You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their forefathers, their spouses and their offspring. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

  37. 37 Believers who came after the Muhajirin and Ansar Al-Hashr 59:10

    رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَٰنِنَا ٱلَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِٱلْإِيمَـٰنِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِى قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّۭا لِّلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌۭ رَّحِيمٌ

    rabbanā igh'fir lanā wali-ikh'wāninā alladhīna sabaqūnā bil-īmāni walā tajʿal fī qulūbinā ghillan lilladhīna āmanū rabbanā innaka raūfun raḥīmun

    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.

  38. 38 Ibrahim and those with him Al-Mumtahanah 60:4

    رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

    rabbanā ʿalayka tawakkalnā wa-ilayka anabnā wa-ilayka l-maṣīru

    Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.

  39. 39 Ibrahim and those with him Al-Mumtahanah 60:5

    رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةًۭ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

    rabbanā lā tajʿalnā fit'natan lilladhīna kafarū wa-igh'fir lanā rabbanā innaka anta l-ʿazīzu l-ḥakīmu

    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.

  40. 40 The Prophet ﷺ and the believers, on the Day of Judgment At-Tahrim 66:8

    رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ

    rabbanā atmim lanā nūranā wa-igh'fir lanā innaka ʿalā kulli shayin qadīrun

    Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

Arabic and word-by-word transliteration: Quran.com. English: Saheeh International. Where the dua is part of a longer verse, only the dua is shown; the reference links to the full verse.

Key takeaways

  • Rabbana means "Our Lord". The Rabbana duas are the prayers in the Quran that call on Allah with that word.
  • Prophets, believers and angels say Rabbana to Allah in 40 verses. All 40 are below, in Quran order.
  • Rabbana appears as an address in 22 more verses, spoken by the people of the Fire and others, and those aren't duas to repeat.
  • Rabbana atina (2:201) was the Prophet's most frequent dua, according to Sahih al-Bukhari.
On this page
  1. How we counted the 40
  2. The most-searched Rabbana duas
  3. Rabbana atina: the Prophet’s most frequent dua
  4. Duas tied to a particular moment
  5. How to learn the Rabbana duas

The Rabbana duas are the prayers in the Quran that call on Allah as Rabbana, “Our Lord”. Prophets, believers and angels pray this way in 40 verses. All 40 are at the top of this page in Quran order, each with who said it and a link to the verse.

How we counted the 40

We went through the whole Quran word by word, using Quran.com’s text, and found rabbanā used to address Allah in 62 verses. (In 35:34 the same spelling comes after inna, “indeed our Lord is Forgiving”, so it’s a statement and not an address.)

In 40 of those verses, prophets, believers or angels are making dua. Those are the ones above.

The other 22 are a different kind of speech, and none of them is a dua to repeat:

Who says itVerses
The people of the Fire, and others on the Day of Judgment6:128, 7:38, 14:44, 16:86, 23:106, 23:107, 28:63, 32:12, 33:67, 33:68, 35:37, 38:61, 40:11, 41:29, 44:12, 50:27
Disbelievers, in words the Quran reports or imagines20:134, 28:47, 34:19, 38:16
People who ask only for this world, or object to a command2:200, 4:77

Lists titled “40 Rabbana duas” are compilations, and they don’t all pick the same verses. This one includes every verse where believers call on Allah with Rabbana, each with its reference, so you can check any of them on Quran.com.

The most-searched Rabbana duas

DuaWhat it asksWhere
Rabbanā ātinā fī l-dun’yā ḥasanatanGood in this world and the next2:201, no. 4
Rabbanā taqabbal minnāAccept this from us2:127, no. 1
Rabbanā afrigh ʿalaynā ṣabranPour patience on us2:250, no. 5 and 7:126, no. 23
Rabbanā lā tuākhidh’nāDon’t blame us if we forget or err2:286, no. 7
Rabbanā lā tuzigh qulūbanāDon’t let our hearts deviate3:8, no. 8
Rabbanā ẓalamnā anfusanāWe have wronged ourselves7:23, no. 20
Rabbanā igh’fir lī waliwālidayyaForgive me and my parents14:41, no. 29
Rabbanā hab lanāGrant us comfort in our spouses and children25:74, no. 34

Rabbana atina: the Prophet’s most frequent dua

One Rabbana dua has a hadith of its own. Anas reported:

His most frequent dua Sahih
The most frequent invocation of the Prophet ﷺ was: “O Allah! Give to us in the world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire.” (2.201)

He also said it between the two corners of the Kaaba during tawaf:

Between the two corners Hasan (Al-Albani)
I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say between the two corners: O Allah, bring us a blessing in this world and a blessing in the next and guard us from punishment of Hell.

Numbers 6 and 7 are the last two verses of Al-Baqarah, which have authentic benefits of their own. See the last two verses of Surah Baqarah.

Duas tied to a particular moment

A few of the 40 are prayers for one situation in the story around them:

  • No. 19 (5:114): Isa asks for a table of food to be sent down from the sky.
  • No. 25 (10:88): Musa prays against Pharaoh and his chiefs.
  • No. 26 (14:37): Ibrahim prays for the family he settled in the valley of Makkah.
  • No. 35–36 (40:7–8): the angels pray for the believers.

They’re in the list because prophets, believers or angels say them to Allah, and reading them shows how each one asked.

How to learn the Rabbana duas

Most of them are one short verse, or part of one. Learn one or two a week alongside your other memorization, and say each one in your own dua once you know it.

Start with the ones you’ll use most, like numbers 4, 7, 8, 20 and 29. The Arabic of a dua sticks faster when you hear it recited, so pair each card above with a recitation of its verse.

For a way to fit this into daily review, see how to memorize the Quran. If you’re building a set of short passages to know by heart, Ayatul Kursi and the 4 Quls are good company for these duas. For a dua from the hadith rather than the Quran, see the Laylatul Qadr dua.

Frequently asked questions

What are the Rabbana duas?

They are the duas in the Quran that begin with or include Rabbana, "Our Lord". Prophets such as Ibrahim, Musa and Isa say them, and so do believers and the angels who carry the Throne. By our count there are 40 verses of them.

How many Rabbana duas are in the Quran?

The word رَبَّنَا is used to address Allah in 62 verses. In 40 of them, prophets, believers or angels are making dua. In the other 22, the speakers are the people of the Fire, people on the Day of Judgment, or disbelievers, so those aren't included in lists of Rabbana duas.

What does Rabbana mean?

Rabbana means "Our Lord": rabb, Lord, with -na, our. Saheeh International translates it as "Our Lord" throughout.

What is Rabbana atina?

Rabbana atina is the dua in Surah Al-Baqarah 2:201: "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." Anas reported that it was the Prophet's most frequent supplication (Sahih al-Bukhari 6389).

Are there benefits to reciting the 40 Rabbana duas?

We haven't found a graded hadith about reciting a set of 40 Rabbana duas. The duas themselves are verses of the Quran, and a few have hadith of their own, such as Rabbana atina and the last two verses of Surah Al-Baqarah.

Sources

  1. Quran.com API: verse text (text_uthmani), word-by-word transliteration and Saheeh International for all 62 verses
  2. Ibn Kathir, tafsir of 5:82–83 (Quran.com)
  3. Ibn Kathir, tafsir of 7:46–47 (Quran.com)
  4. Ibn Kathir, tafsir of 23:108–111 (Quran.com)
  5. Ibn Kathir, tafsir of 59:8–10 (Quran.com)
  6. Sahih al-Bukhari 6389 (sunnah.com)
  7. Sunan Abi Dawud 1892 (sunnah.com)