Quranic Duas

Forgiveness and steadfastness

Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source.

Arabic · transliteration · English meaning · source

وَمَا كَانَ قَوْلَهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا ٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِىٓ أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرْنَا عَلَى ٱلْقَوْمِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ

wamā kāna qawlahum illā an qālū rabbanā igh'fir lanā dhunūbanā wa-is'rāfanā fī amrinā wathabbit aqdāmanā wa-unṣur'nā ʿalā l-qawmi l-kāfirīna

Meaning

And their words were not but that they said, "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

Word by word

  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. كَانَkānawere
  3. قَوْلَهُمْqawlahumtheir words
  4. إِلَّآillāexcept
  5. أَنanthat
  6. قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
  7. رَبَّنَاrabbanāOur Lord
  8. ٱغْفِرْigh'firforgive
  9. لَنَاlanāfor us
  10. ذُنُوبَنَاdhunūbanāour sins
  11. وَإِسْرَافَنَاwa-is'rāfanāand our excesses
  12. فِىٓfīin
  13. أَمْرِنَاamrināour affairs
  14. وَثَبِّتْwathabbitand make firm
  15. أَقْدَامَنَاaqdāmanāour feet
  16. وَٱنصُرْنَاwa-unṣur'nāand give us victory
  17. عَلَىʿalāover
  18. ٱلْقَوْمِl-qawmi[the people]
  19. ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīnathe disbelievers

Reference

Source: Quran 3:147.

Verification details are being completed. Consult a qualified scholar for detailed authenticity grading.

Save this dua in Niyat

Keep Arabic, transliteration, meanings, and recitation close at hand.

Download Niyat

Arabic text and references are presented as recorded in the source collections. For detailed authenticity grading, consult a qualified scholar.

← Back to all duas