Mushna Dua Library

Expand My Chest and Ease My Task

Quran

رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي

Transliteration

Rabbi-shrah li sadri wa yassir li amri wahlul ‘uqdatan min lisani yafqahu qawli

Translation

My Lord, expand my chest, ease my task, and untie the knot in my tongue so people understand my speech.

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Background & benefit

Background

The dua of Musa when commanded to go to Fir‘awn.

Benefit

For anxiety, public speaking, exams, interviews, and difficult responsibilities.

When to recite

before speaking, study, dawah, speaking, exams, work

Source & authenticity

Source: Quran

Reference: Taha 20:25–28

Authenticity: Quranic

Quranic supplication. The wording is from the Quran, so the Arabic should be recited as it appears in the mushaf.

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I Am in Need of Whatever Good You Send Down

رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ

Rabbi innī limā anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqīr.

My Lord, indeed I am in need of whatever good You send down to me.

Why this dua?

For rizq, help, marriage, work, and expressing need to Allah.

Quran 28:24

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Patience and Victory

رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Rabbana afrigh ‘alayna sabran wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna ‘alal-qawm il-kafirin

Our Lord, pour patience upon us, make our steps firm, and grant us victory.

Why this dua?

Reciting this dua helps a person ask Allah for inner composure, steadfastness, and success in difficult struggles, whether personal, spiritual, or communal. It reminds the heart that true victory is granted, not earned by strength alone

Al-Baqarah 2:250

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Shuʿayb’s Words of Success Through Allah

وَمَا تَوْفِيقِي إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ ۚ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْهِ أُنِيبُ

Wa mā tawfīqī illā billāh. ʿAlayhi tawakkaltu wa ilayhi unīb.

And my success is not but through Allah. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.

Why this dua?

A Quranic statement of humility, tawakkul, and recognizing Allah as the source of success.

Quran 11:88

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Save Me From the Wrongdoing People

رَبِّ نَجِّنِي مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ

Rabbi najjinī mina al-qawmi aẓ-ẓālimīn.

My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people.

Why this dua?

For fear, danger, oppression, and seeking rescue from harmful people.

Quran 28:21

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Help Me Against Corrupting People

رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ

Rabbi-nṣurnī ʿalā l-qawmi l-mufsidīn.

My Lord, help me against the corrupting people.

Why this dua?

For asking Allah for help against corruption, oppression, or harmful people.

Quran 29:30

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Reliance and Rescue from Oppressors

فَقَالُوا عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْنَا رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ ۝ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ

Faqālū ʿalā llāhi tawakkalnā, rabbana lā tajʿalnā fitnatan lil-qawmi ẓ-ẓālimīn. Wa najjinā biraḥmatika mina l-qawmi l-kāfirīn.

“They said, ‘In Allah we trust. Our Lord, do not make us a trial for the wrongdoing people, and save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.’”

Why this dua?

For protection from oppressive people and rescue through Allah’s mercy.

Qur’an, Yūnus 10:85–86

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Transliteration

Translation

Background & benefit

Source & authenticity

Categories

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Save Me From the Wrongdoing People

Help Me Against Corrupting People

Reliance and Rescue from Oppressors