Acknowledgement and forgiveness
Sahih al-Bukhari · 6306
Arabic with meaning.
اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ 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
Meaning in English
O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You. You created me, and I am Your servant. I hold to my covenant with You and Your promise as far as I can. I seek Your protection from the evil of what I have done. I acknowledge Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge my sin before You. Forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You.
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اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ رَبِّي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You.
خَلَقْتَنِي وَأَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَأَنَا عَلَى عَهْدِكَ وَوَعْدِكَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُ
You created me, and I am Your servant. I hold to my covenant with You and Your promise as far as I can.
أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا صَنَعْتُ
I seek Your protection from the evil of what I have done.
أَبُوءُ لَكَ بِنِعْمَتِكَ عَلَيَّ وَأَبُوءُ لَكَ بِذَنْبِي
I acknowledge Your favour upon me, and I acknowledge my sin before You.
فَاغْفِرْ لِي فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ
Forgive me, for no one forgives sins except You.
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Allahumma anta rabbi la ilaha illa ant. Khalaqtani wa ana abduka wa ana ala ahdika wa wadika ma-statatu. Audhu bika min sharri ma sanatu. Abuu laka bi-nimatika alayya wa abuu laka bi-dhanbi. Faghfir li fa-innahu la yaghfiru-dh-dhunuba illa ant.
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Bukhari 6306 gives this supplication with day/night context and conditions. IslamQA 217496 includes it in its morning/evening discussion. The displayed title does not certify Halaqa’s translation or remove the need for review.
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