Goodness in this life and the Hereafter
Quranic supplication excerpt · Al-Baqarah · 2:201
Arabic with meaning.
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Meaning in English
Our Lord, give us goodness in this life and goodness in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
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رَبَّنَا
Our Lord
آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً
Give us goodness in this life
وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً
And goodness in the Hereafter
وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
And protect us from the punishment of the Fire
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Rabbanā ātinā fi-d-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fi-l-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ʿadhāba-n-nār
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Quran · Al-Baqarah · 2:201Full passage, context, and a named published translationIslamQA · Some duas from the QuranSupporting explanation from IslamQA; not a review of this entryLife With Allah · Quranic duasOrganisation reference and further readingThe displayed words are a supplication passage from the cited verses. Open the source for its full context. Halaqa’s wording, transliteration, and reflection require human review.
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