Quran

Enable Me to Be Grateful

Gratitude · Hope and Relief · Mercy · Family

An-Naml 27:19

رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

Transliteration

Rabbi awzi‘ni an ashkura ni‘mataka allati an‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘ala walidayya wa an a‘mala salihan tardahu wa adkhilni birahmatika fi ‘ibadikas-salihin

Translation

My Lord, inspire me to thank You for Your favour upon me and my parents, to do righteous deeds You accept, and admit me by Your mercy among Your righteous servants.

Meaning and benefit

It encourages believers to see everyday incidents as reminders to thank Allah, ask for help in doing good, and seek an honorable place among the righteous.

Background

This dua is part of Sulaymān’s reaction when he hears the speech of the ant and smiles, asking Allah to help him be grateful, do righteous deeds, and admit him among the righteous servants. Even a prophet-king pauses at a tiny ant’s behavior and turns that moment into gratitude and a request for righteous action and a good ending. It shows that gratitude is more than words; it is tied to deeds and acceptance on the Day of Judgment.

When to recite

After blessing · After success

Source note

Classification: Quranic

This is a Qur’anic supplication from an‑Naml (27:19). Caution: Some people recite it only in reaction to something “funny” or trivial; its original context is serious gratitude and should be explained that way.

Quran references

An-Naml 27:19

Sources

Quran source — An-Naml 27:19