Evening Azkar · 12 of 23
Ask Allah to Bless Your Evening
Seeking Divine Blessings
Arabic
أَمْسَيْنَا وَأَمْسَى الْمُلْكُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ هَذِهِ اللَّيْلَةِ فَتْحَهَا وَنَصْرَهَا وَنُورَهَا وَبَرَكَتَهَا وَهُدَاهَا، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا فِيهَا وَشَرِّ مَا بَعْدَهَا
Transliteration
Amsaynaa wa amsal-mulku lillaahi Rabbil-'aalameen. Allahumma innee as'aluka khayra haadhihil-laylah, fat-hahaa wa nasrahaa wa noorahaa wa barakatahaa wa hudaahaa, wa a'oodhu bika min sharri maa feehaa wa sharri maa ba'dahaa.
Meaning in English
We have entered the evening and at this very time the whole kingdom belongs to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. O Allah, I ask You for the goodness of this night: its victory, its help, its light, and its blessings and guidance. I seek Your protection from the evil that is in it and from the evil that follows it.
Virtue and source
Abu Maalik al-Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "When one of you enters the morning, they should say [the above]; and when they reach the evening, they should say the same." (Abu Dawud 5084)
How to read this dhikr
Ask Allah to Bless Your 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.