Mushna Dua Library

I Have Wronged Myself, So Forgive Me

Quran

رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي

Transliteration

Rabbi innī ẓalamtu nafsī faghfir lī.

Translation

My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.

Understand the dua

Background & benefit

Background

This is the du‘ā’ Musā (‘alayhis-salām) made after he unintentionally killed a Coptic man. He realised that it was only through turning to Allah (subḥānahū wa ta‘ālā) that he could make things right. He cried out ‘My Rabb’. We too should cry out to our ‘Rabb’ when we have wronged. We should then acknowledge our sins, as acknowledging one’s sins and shortcomings is a sunnah of the Prophets and Messengers (‘alayhimus-Salām). And thereafter, we should ask Allah to forgive us.

Benefit

For seeking Allah’s mercy, guidance, protection, and goodness through a Quranic supplication.

When to recite

repentance

Source & authenticity

Source: Quran

Reference: Quran 28:16

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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Adam’s Repentance

رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa il-lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal-khasirin

Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.

Why this dua?

Reciting it helps cultivate humility, admission of fault, and hope in Allah’s mercy after sin, following the model of our first parents.

Al-A‘raf 7:23

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Yunus in Distress

لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin

There is no deity except You; glory be to You; I have indeed been among the wrongdoers.

Why this dua?

It is widely used as a powerful dua in times of deep distress, helping a person acknowledge mistakes and cling to Allah alone for relief

Al-Anbiya’ 21:87

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I Seek Refuge From Asking What I Have No Knowledge Of

رَبِّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِهِ عِلْمٌ ۖ وَإِلَّا تَغْفِرْ لِي وَتَرْحَمْنِي أَكُن مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

Rabbi innī aʿūdhu bika an asʾalaka mā laysa lī bihi ʿilm, wa-illā taghfir lī wa-tarḥamnī akun mina al-khāsirīn.

My Lord, I seek refuge in You from asking You for that of which I have no knowledge. And unless You forgive me and have mercy on me, I will be among the losers.

Why this dua?

For humility, knowledge, and seeking forgiveness when one misunderstands a matter.

Quran 11:47

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Forgive and Have Mercy

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

Rabbi-ghfir warham wa anta khayrur-rahimin

My Lord, forgive and have mercy; You are the best of those who show mercy.

Why this dua?

It gently trains the heart to keep asking for forgiveness and mercy, even after hearing about lofty ideals and heavy warnings, and to see Allah as the ultimate source of compassion

Al-Mu’minun 23:118

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