Evening Azkar · 11 of 23
Ask Allah for a Good Evening
Supplication for Nightly Goodness
Arabic
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، رَبِّ أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَخَيْرَ مَا بَعْدَهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِي هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْكَسَلِ وَسُوءِ الْكِبَرِ، رَبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابٍ فِي النَّارِ وَعَذَابٍ فِي الْقَبْرِ
Transliteration
Amsaynaa wa amsal-mulku lillaah, wal-hamdu lillaah, laa ilaaha illal-laahu wahdahu laa shareeka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-hamd, wa huwa 'alaa kulli shay'in Qadeer. Rabbi as'aluka khayra maa fee haadhihil-laylati wa khayra maa ba'dahaa, wa a'oodhu bika min sharri maa fee haadhihil-laylati wa sharri maa ba'dahaa. Rabbi a'oodhu bika minal-kasali wa soo'il-kibar. Rabbi a'oodhu bika min 'adhaabin fin-naari wa 'adhaabin fil-qabr.
Meaning in English
We have entered the evening and at this very time the whole kingdom belongs to Allah. All praise is due to Allah. There is no god worthy of worship except Allah, the One; He has no partner with Him. The entire kingdom belongs solely to Him, to Him is all praise due, and He is All-Powerful over everything. My Lord, I ask You for the good that is in this night and the good that follows it, and I seek Your protection from the evil that is in this night and from the evil that follows it. My Lord, I seek Your protection from laziness and the misery of old age. My Lord, I seek Your protection from the torment of the Hell-fire and the punishment of the grave.
Virtue and source
'Abdullah b. Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to enter the evening, he would say [the above]. (Muslim 2723)
How to read this dhikr
Ask Allah for a Good Evening is part of the evening azkar, the adhkar the Prophet ﷺ taught for the evening. The best time is after Asr, before the sun sets; if you miss that window it can still be read after Maghrib, before you sleep.
It is read once. Say it slowly, understanding the meaning, rather than rushing to the next one.