Dua cards: Duas of the prophets

Prophet Aadam and Ḥawwaa'

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَتَرۡحَمۡنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ

rab-ba-naa ẓa-lam-naa an-fu-sa-naa wa il-lam tagh-fir la-naa wa tar-ḥam-naa la-na-koo-nan-na mi-nal khaa-si-reen

“Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.”

📚 Qur'an 7:23 (2–12)

Prophet Nooḥ (Noah)

رَبِّ أَنزِلۡنِي مُنزَلࣰا مُّبَارَكࣰا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمُنزِلِينَ

rab-bi an-zil-nee mun-za-lam mu-baa-ra-kan wa an-ta khay-rul mun-zi-leen

“My Lord, let me land in a blessed place, for You are the best of those who bring people to land.”

📚 Qur'an 23:29 (2–8)

Prophet Nooḥ: forgiveness for his family

رَبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيۡتِيَ مُؤۡمِنࣰا وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِۖ

rab-bigh-fir lee wa li-waa-li-day-ya wa li-man da-kha-la bay-ti-ya mu'-mi-nan wa lil mu'-mi-nee-na wal mu'-mi-naat

“My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and whoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and believing women.”

📚 Qur'an 71:28 (1–10)

Prophet Ibraaheem and Ismaa'eel

رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

rab-ba-naa ta-qab-bal min-naa in-na-ka an-tas sa-mee-'ul 'a-leem

“Our Lord, accept (this) from us. You are the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.”

📚 Qur'an 2:127 (8–14)

Prophet Ibraaheem: steadfast in prayer

رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِيۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلۡ دُعَآءِ

rab-bij-'al-nee mu-qee-maṣ ṣa-laa-ti wa min dhur-ri-yya-tee, rab-ba-naa wa ta-qab-bal du-'aa'

“My Lord, make me one who keeps up the prayer, and (also) my children. Our Lord, and accept my dua.”

📚 Qur'an 14:40

Prophet Ibraaheem: forgiveness on the Day of Judgement

رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلۡحِسَابُ

rab-ba-nagh-fir lee wa li-waa-li-day-ya wa lil mu'-mi-nee-na yaw-ma ya-qoo-mul ḥi-saab

“Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day the account is taken.”

📚 Qur'an 14:41

Prophet Ibraaheem: wisdom and good company

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي حُكۡمࣰا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

rab-bi hab lee ḥuk-man wa al-ḥiq-nee biṣ ṣaa-li-ḥeen

“My Lord, give me wisdom and join me with the righteous.”

📚 Qur'an 26:83

Prophet Ibraaheem: a righteous child

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

rab-bi hab lee mi-naṣ ṣaa-li-ḥeen

“My Lord, grant me (a child) from among the righteous.”

📚 Qur'an 37:100

Prophet Moosaa (Moses): ease my task

رَبِّ ٱشۡرَحۡ لِي صَدۡرِي وَيَسِّرۡ لِيٓ أَمۡرِي وَٱحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةࣰ مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفۡقَهُواْ قَوۡلِي

rab-bish-raḥ lee ṣad-ree, wa yas-sir lee am-ree, waḥ-lul 'uq-da-tam mil li-saa-nee, yaf-qa-hoo qaw-lee

“My Lord, open my chest for me, make my task easy for me, and untie the knot from my tongue, so that they understand what I say.”

📚 Qur'an 20:25 (2–5), 20:26, 20:27, 20:28

Prophet Moosaa: in need of good

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَآ أَنزَلۡتَ إِلَيَّ مِنۡ خَيۡرࣲ فَقِيرࣱ

rab-bi in-nee li-maa an-zal-ta i-lay-ya min khay-rin fa-qeer

“My Lord, I am truly in need of whatever good You send down to me.”

📚 Qur'an 28:24 (8–15)

Prophet Moosaa: for himself and his brother

رَبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِأَخِي وَأَدۡخِلۡنَا فِي رَحۡمَتِكَۖ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

rab-bigh-fir lee wa li-a-khee wa ad-khil-naa fee raḥ-ma-ti-ka wa an-ta ar-ḥa-mur raa-ḥi-meen

“My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

📚 Qur'an 7:151 (2–11)

Prophet Yoonus (Jonah)

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبۡحَٰنَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

laa i-laa-ha il-laa an-ta sub-ḥaa-na-ka in-nee kun-tu mi-naẓ ẓaa-li-meen

“There is no god but You. Glory be to You! I have truly been among the wrongdoers.”

📚 Qur'an 21:87 (15–23)

Prophet Ayyoob (Job)

أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

an-nee mas-sa-ni-yaḍ ḍur-ru wa an-ta ar-ḥa-mur raa-ḥi-meen

“Harm has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.”

📚 Qur'an 21:83 (5–10)

Prophet Zakariyyaa

رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِي فَرۡدࣰا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡوَٰرِثِينَ

rab-bi laa ta-dhar-nee far-dan wa an-ta khay-rul waa-ri-theen

“My Lord, do not leave me alone (without a child), and You are the best of inheritors.”

📚 Qur'an 21:89 (5–11)

Prophet Zakariyyaa: good children

رَبِّ هَبۡ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةࣰ طَيِّبَةًۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَآءِ

rab-bi hab lee mil la-dun-ka dhur-ri-yya-tan ṭay-yi-ba-tan in-na-ka sa-mee-'ud du-'aa'

“My Lord, grant me from Yourself good and pure children. You hear every dua.”

📚 Qur'an 3:38 (6–15)

Prophet Sulaymaan (Solomon): thankfulness

رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِيٓ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِيٓ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَيَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَٰلِحࣰا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَدۡخِلۡنِي بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

rab-bi aw-zi'-nee an ash-ku-ra ni'-ma-ta-kal la-tee an-'am-ta 'a-lay-ya wa 'a-laa waa-li-day-ya wa an a'-ma-la ṣaa-li-ḥan tar-ḍaa-hu wa ad-khil-nee bi-raḥ-ma-ti-ka fee 'i-baa-di-kaṣ ṣaa-li-ḥeen

“My Lord, inspire me to thank You for the blessing You gave me and my parents, and to do good that pleases You, and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.”

📚 Qur'an 27:19 (6–24)

Prophet Yoosuf (Joseph)

فَاطِرَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّۦ فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا وَٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۖ تَوَفَّنِي مُسۡلِمࣰا وَأَلۡحِقۡنِي بِٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

faa-ṭi-ras sa-maa-waa-ti wal ar-ḍi an-ta wa-liy-yee fid dun-yaa wal aa-khi-rah, ta-waf-fa-nee mus-li-man wa al-ḥiq-nee biṣ ṣaa-li-ḥeen

“Creator of the heavens and the earth, You are my protector in this world and the next. Let me die as a Muslim and join me with the righteous.”

📚 Qur'an 12:101 (10–21)

Prophet Loot (Lot)

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي وَأَهۡلِي مِمَّا يَعۡمَلُونَ

rab-bi naj-ji-nee wa ah-lee mim-maa ya'-ma-loon

“My Lord, save me and my family from what they do.”

📚 Qur'an 26:169

Asiyah, the wife of Pharaoh

رَبِّ ٱبۡنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيۡتࣰا فِي ٱلۡجَنَّةِ وَنَجِّنِي مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَعَمَلِهِۦ وَنَجِّنِي مِنَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ

rab-bib-ni lee 'in-da-ka bay-tan fil jan-na-ti wa naj-ji-nee min fir-'aw-na wa 'a-ma-li-hee wa naj-ji-nee mi-nal qaw-miẓ ẓaa-li-meen

“My Lord, build for me a house near You in Paradise, and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds, and save me from the wrongdoing people.”

📚 Qur'an 66:11 (10–24)

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: more knowledge

رَبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمࣰا

rab-bi zid-nee 'il-maa

“My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”

📚 Qur'an 20:114 (15–17)

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ: forgiveness and mercy

رَبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ وَٱرۡحَمۡ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

rab-bigh-fir war-ḥam wa an-ta khay-rur raa-ḥi-meen

“My Lord, forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of those who show mercy.”

📚 Qur'an 23:118 (2–7)