Morning Azkar · 3 of 24
Sayyid al-Istighfar
The Master of Seeking Forgiveness
Arabic
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ، وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ، أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ، أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Transliteration
Allahumma Anta Rabbee, laa ilaaha illa Ant, khalaqtanee wa ana 'abduk, wa ana 'alaa 'ahdika wa wa'dika mastata't, a'oodhu bika min sharri maa sana't, aboo'u laka bi ni'matika 'alayya wa aboo'u laka bi dhanbee, faghfir lee fa innahu laa yaghfirudh-dhunooba illa Ant.
Meaning in English
O Allah, You are my Lord. There is no god worthy of worship except You. You have created me, and I am Your slave, and I am under Your covenant and pledge (to fulfil it) to the best of my ability. I seek Your protection from the evil that I have done. I acknowledge the favours that You have bestowed upon me, and I admit my sins. Forgive me, for none forgives sins but You.
Virtue and source
Shaddad b. Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The most superior manner of seeking forgiveness is that you say [the above]. Whoever says it during the day with firm belief in it and dies on the same day before the evening, he will be from the people of Paradise. And whoever says it during the night with firm belief in it and dies before the morning, he will be from the people of Paradise." (Bukhari 6306)
How to read this dhikr
Sayyid al-Istighfar is part of the morning azkar, the adhkar the Prophet ﷺ taught for the morning. The best time is after Fajr, before the sun rises; if you miss that window it can still be read later in the morning, before Dhuhr.
It is read once. Say it slowly, understanding the meaning, rather than rushing to the next one.
The same dhikr is also part of the evening azkar.