23 Dua For Forgiveness in Arabic and English from Quran & Sunnah
According to religious texts, asking for forgiveness has many benefits, including:
- A better life in this world
- Increased wealth and children
- Abundant rain (a symbol of prosperity)
Here’s a list of powerful dua for forgiveness from the Quran and Hadith, in both Arabic and English.
Remember, praying for forgiveness can bring numerous blessings and improve your life in many ways. Try incorporating these duas into your daily routine and see the positive impact it can have!
1. Dua For Forgiveness in Quran
رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الأَبْرَارِ
Transliteration
Rabbana fa-ghfir lana zunuubana wa-kaffir anna sayyi-aatina wa-tafawwafaa maal-abrar.
Meaning in English
Our Lord! Forgive our sins, remove from us our misdeeds, and grant that we join the righteous when we die. (Surah Ali Imran, 3:193)
2. Dua
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْلَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفُ رَّحِيم
Transliteration
Rabbana-ghfir lana wa li ikhwaninal-laziina sabaquuna bil-iman, wa laa taj-al fii quluubina ghillal-lil lazina aamanuu, rabbanaa innaka raufur-rahim.
Meaning in English
Our Lord! Forgive us and our fellow believers who preceded us in faith, and do not allow any resentments into our hearts towards those who believe. Our Lord! Indeed, You are Ever Gracious, Most Merciful. (Surah Al-Hashr, 59:10)
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3. Dua
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْلَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الخَاسِرِينَ
Transliteration
Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa-in lam taghfir lana wa-tarhamna la-nakunanna minal-khasirin.
Meaning in English
Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will certainly be lost. (Surah Al-A’raf, 7:23)
4. Dua
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Transliteration
Rabbigh fir warham wa Anta khairur raahimeen.
Meaning in English
My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful. Surah Mu’minun Ayat 118
5. Dua
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Transliteration
Rabbanaaa aamannaa faghfir lanaa warhamnaa wa Anta khairur raahimeen.
Meaning
Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.
Surah Mu’minun Ayat 109
6. Dua
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرٗا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
Transliteration
Rabbanaa laa tu’aakhiznaaa in naseenaaa aw akhtaanaa; Rabbanaa wa laa tahmil-‘alainaaa isran kamaa hamaltahoo ‘alal-lazeena min qablinaa; Rabbanaa wa laa tuhammilnaa maa laa taaqata lanaa bih; wa’fu ‘annaa waghfir lanaa warhamnaa; Anta mawlaanaa fansurnaa ‘alal qawmil kaafireen.
English Translation
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.
Surah Baqarah Ayat 286
7. Dua
أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۖ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ
Transliteration
Anta waliyyunaa faghfir lanaa warhamnaa wa Anta khairul ghaafireen.
English Translation
You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.
Surah Al-a’raf Ayat 155
8. Dua For Forgiveness For Parents
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Transliteration
Rabbanagh fir lee wa liwaalidaiya wa lilmu’mineena Yawma yaqoomul hisaab.
Meaning
Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.
Surah Ibrahim Ayat 41
9. Dua For Forgiveness From Hadith
اللّٰهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي، لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِيْ وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَىَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِيْ، فَاغْفِرْ لِيْ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوْبَ إِلَّاأَنْتَ
Transliteration
Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa anta, khalaqtani wa ana abduk, wa ana ala ahdika wawa dika mas-tata‘t, a‘oothu bika min sharri ma sana‘t, aboo-o laka bini‘matika ‘alay, wa-aboo-o bithanbee, faghfir lee fa innahu la yaghfiru-thunaba illa ant.
Meaning
O Allah! You are my Lord. 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 bestowed upon me, and I confess my sins. Pardon me, for none but You has the power to pardon.
10. Dua For Forgiveness in Arabic
أسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ العَظِيمَ الَّذِي لاَ إلَهَ إلاَّ هُوَ، الحَيُّ القَيُّومُ، وَأتُوبُ إلَيهِ
Transliteration
Astaghfirullaahal-‘Adheemal-lathee laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyoomu wa ‘atoobu ‘ilayhi.
Meaning in English
I seek the forgiveness of Allah the Mighty, Whom there is none worthy of worship except Him, the Living, the Eternal, and I repent to Him.
Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 3577; Abu Dawood, 1517.
11. Dua
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ
Transliteration: Astaghfirullah wa’atubu ilaih.
Meaning: I seek forgiveness to Allah and repent towards Him.
12. Dua
أَسْتَغْفِرُ ٱللَّٰه
Transliteration: Astaghfirullah
Meaning: I seek forgiveness from Allah.
13. Dua
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي خَطِيئَتِي وَجَهْلِي وَإِسْرَافِي فِي أَمْرِي، وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي هَزْلِي وَجِدِّي وَخَطَاىَ وَعَمْدِي، وَكُلُّ ذَلِكَ عِنْدِي
Transliteration
Allahumma ighfirli khati’ati wa jahli wa israfi fi `Amri, wa ma anta a-‘lamu bihi minni. Allahumma ighfirli hazali wa jiddi wa khata’i wa amdi, wa kullu dhalika ‘indi.
Dua For Forgiveness in English
O Allah, forgive my errors and ignorance, my extravagance/immoderation in all of my affairs and what You know best of me. O Allah, forgive my errors what I do seriously, what I do in jest and what I do intentionally. All of these [faults] are in me.
14. Dua
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي مَا قَدَّمْتُ وَمَا أَخَّرْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ وَمَا أَسْرَفْتُ وَمَا أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِ مِنِّي أَنْتَ الْمُقَدِّمُ وَأَنْتَ الْمُؤَخِّرُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
Transliteration
Allaahum-maghfir lee maa qaddamatu, wa maa ‘akhkhartu, wa maa ‘asrartu, wa maa a’lantu, wa maa ‘asraftu, wa maa ‘Anta a’lamu bihi minnee. ‘Antal-Muqaddimu wa ‘Antal-Mu’akhkhiru laa ‘ilaaha ‘illaa Anta.
Meaning
O Allah, forgive me for those sins which have come to pass as well as those which shall come to pass, and those I have committed in secret as well as those I have made public, and where I have exceeded all bounds as well as those things about which You are more knowledgeable. You are Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu-akhkhir. None has the right to be worshipped except You. Muslim 771
15. Dua
اللَّهمَّ اغفِر لي ذَنبي كُلَّهُ، دقَّهُ، وجُلَّهُ، وأوَّلَهُ وآخرَهُ وعلانيته وسرَّهُ
Transliteration
Allahum-maghfir li dhanbi kullahu: diqqahu wa jillahu, wa ‘awwalahu wa akhirahu, wa alaniyatahu wa sirrahu.
Meaning
O Allah! Forgive all my sins, the small and the great, first and the last, the open and the secret.
Sahih Muslim 483
16. Dua
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ يَا اللَّهُ بِأَنَّكَ الْوَاحِدُ الأَحَدُ الصَّمَدُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي ذُنُوبِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
Transliteration
Allahumma inni as aluka ya Allah! Bi annaka wahidul ahadus samad, aladhi lam yalid wa lam yuwlad, wa lam yakul lahu kufuwan ahad, an taghfirali zunubi, innaka antal ghafurur rahim.
Meaning
O Allah, I ask of You, O Allah, as You are the One, the Only, the Self-Sufficient Master, Who begets not nor was He begotten, and there is none equal or comparable to Him, forgive me my sins, for You are the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
Sunan Nasai, Hadith: 1301, Sunan Abi Dawud, Hadith: 977
17. Dua
اَللَّهُمَّ اِغْفِرْ لِي, وَارْحَمْنِي, وَاهْدِنِي, وَعَافِنِي, وَارْزُقْنِي
Transliteration
Allahummaghfir li, warhamni, wa-hdini, wa ‘afini, warzuqni.
Meaning
O Allah! Forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, guard me against harm and provide me with sustenance and salvation.
18. Dua
اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي ذَنْبِي، وَوَسِّعْ لِي فِي دَارِي، وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي رِزْقِي
Transliteration
Allahummaghfirli dhanbi, wa wassi` li fi dari, wa barik li fi rizqi.
Meaning
O Allah! Forgive me my sins, make spacious for me my home and Bless the provisions which You have provided me with i.e. increase the good in it.
19. Dua
اللَّهُمَّ بَاعِدْ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ خَطَايَايَ كَمَا بَاعَدْتَ بَيْنَ الْمَشْرِقِ وَالْمَغْرِبِ، اللَّهُمَّ نَقِّنِي مِنَ الْخَطَايَا كَمَا يُنَقَّى الثَّوْبُ الْأَبْيَضُ مِنَ الدَّنَسِ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْسِلْ خَطَايَايَ بِالْمَاءِ وَالثَّلْجِ وَالْبَرَدِ
Transliteration
Allaahumma Baaid Bayni wa Bayna Khataayaaya Kama Baaadta Bayna al-Mashriqi wa al-Maghrib. Allaahumma Naqqini mina al-Khataaya Kama Yunaqqa ath-Thawbu al-Abyadhu mina sd-Danas. Allaahumma ighsil Khataayaaya bi al-Maa’i wa ath-Thalji wa al-Barad.
Meaning
O Allah, distance me from my sins as you have distanced the east from the west, O Allah, cleanse me of my sins as a white garment is cleansed of dirt, O Allah, wash away my sins with water, ice and hail.
Sahih Al Bukhari 744
20. Dua For Forgiveness in Ramadan
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
Transliteration: Allahumma innaka afuwwun tuhibbul afwa fa’fu annee
Meaning: O Allah, You are Forgiving and love forgiveness, so forgive me” or “O Allah, You are Pardoning and love to pardon, so pardon me.”
Sahih Bukhari, Hadith: 834, 6326 and Sahih Muslim, Hadith: 2705
21. Dua
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا، وَلاَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ، وَارْحَمْنِي إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
Transliteration
Allahumma inni zalamtu nafsi zulman kathira wala yaghfirudh dhunuba illa anta faghfirli maghfiratam min ‘indika war hamni innaka antal ghafurur rahim.
Meaning
O Allah! I have greatly wronged myself and none forgives sins except You, so grant me Your forgiveness and have mercy on me. You are the Forgiving, the Merciful.
22. Dua
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّ إنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ
Transliteration
Rabb-ighfir li, wa tubb `alayya, innaka Antat-Tawwabur-Rahim.
Meaning
My Lord! Forgive me and pardon me. Indeed, You are the Oft-Returning with compassion and Ever Merciful.
Benefits of Seeking Forgiveness (Astaghfirullah)
Seeking forgiveness has numerous benefits, including:
- Protection from sin’s negative consequences
- Increased blessings and prosperity
- Inner peace and tranquility
- Purification from sin’s effects
- Transformation of evil deeds into good ones
- Unconditional forgiveness from Allah
- Relief from distress and unexpected provisions
- Open doors to sustenance, mercy, knowledge, and productivity
- Attainment of forgiveness and Allah’s love
- Increased wisdom, faith, and obedience
- Removal of barriers, worries, grief, and sadness
- Angels conveying glad tidings and a peaceful afterlife
Remember, seeking forgiveness is a powerful act that can bring many blessings and positive changes to your life!
