Practice
Qurʾanic duas for daily remembrance
These six well-known Qurʾanic prayers are presented with Arabic text, a simple transliteration, an English meaning, and the exact surah:ayah reference. Each verse was checked against quran.com. Recite with presence of heart; this page is for learning and reflection, not a substitute for studying with a teacher.
Surah al-Baqarah 2:201
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ʿadhaban-nar.
Meaning: Our Lord! Grant us the good of this world and the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.
Verify: quran.com/2/201
Surah Ta-Ha 20:114
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidni ʿilma.
Meaning: My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.
Verify: quran.com/20/114
Surah Al ʿImran 3:8
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana baʿda idh hadaytana wa hab lana mil-ladunka rahmah; innaka antal-Wahhab.
Meaning: Our Lord! Do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. Grant us Your mercy. You are indeed the Giver of all bounties.
Verify: quran.com/3/8
Surah al-Furqan 25:74
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata aʿyunin wajʿalna lil-muttaqina imama.
Meaning: Our Lord! Bless us with pious spouses and offspring who will be the joy of our hearts, and make us models for the righteous.
Verify: quran.com/25/74
Surah al-Aʿraf 7:23
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa in lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal-khasirin.
Meaning: Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will certainly be losers.
Verify: quran.com/7/23
Surah al-Baqarah 2:286 (closing duʿā)
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِن نَّسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِنَا ۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ ۖ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا ۚ أَنتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbana la tuʾakhidhna in nasina aw akhtaʾna. Rabbana wa la tahmil ʿalayna isran kama hamaltahu ʿala alladhina min qablina. Rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bihi. Waʿfu ʿanna waghfir lana warhamna. Anta mawlana fansurna ʿala al-qawmil-kafirin.
Meaning: Our Lord! Do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord! Do not place a burden on us like the one You placed on those before us. Our Lord! Do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Guardian — so grant us victory over the disbelieving people.
Verify: quran.com/2/286
How to use this page
Learn one duʿā at a time. Keep a small notebook of Arabic and meaning. Pair recitation with honesty in daily life — classical teachers link the tongue’s remembrance to the heart’s sincerity. For more on manners of practice, see Wazifas and Adab.