Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa il-lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal-khasirin.
Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves. Unless You forgive us and show us mercy, we will surely be among those who lose.
Rabbanaghfir li wa liwalidayya wa lil-mu’minina yawma yaqumul-hisab.
Our Lord, forgive me, my parents and the believers on the day when the reckoning takes place.
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin.
There is no deity except You. You are beyond all imperfection. I have indeed been among those who did wrong.
Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibbul-‘afwa fa‘fu ‘anni.
O Allah, You pardon and love pardon, so pardon me.
Allahumma anta Rabbi, la ilaha illa ant, khalaqtani wa ana ‘abduk, wa ana ‘ala ‘ahdika wa wa‘dika mastata‘t. A‘udhu bika min sharri ma sana‘t. Abu’u laka bini‘matika ‘alayya wa abu’u laka bidhanbi, faghfir li, fa innahu la yaghfirudh-dhunuba illa ant.
O Allah, You are my Lord; there is no deity except You. You created me and I am Your servant. I keep to Your covenant and 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 my sin, so forgive me; none forgives sins except You.
Rabbana la tu’akhidhna in nasina aw akhta’na. Rabbana wa la tahmil ‘alayna isran kama hamaltahu ‘alal-ladhina min qablina. Rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bih. Wa‘fu ‘anna, waghfir lana, warhamna. Anta mawlana fansurna ‘alal-qawmil-kafirin.
Our Lord, do not hold us accountable if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, do not place on us a burden like that placed on those before us. Our Lord, do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us and have mercy on us. You are our Protector, so grant us help against the disbelieving people.
Rabbana innana amanna faghfir lana dhunubana wa qina ‘adhaban-nar.
Our Lord, we have believed; forgive our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Rabbana innana sami‘na munadiyan yunadi lil-imani an aminu bi-Rabbikum fa amanna. Rabbana faghfir lana dhunubana wa kaffir ‘anna sayyi’atina wa tawaffana ma‘al-abrar.
Our Lord, we heard a caller calling us to faith: Believe in your Lord, so we believed. Our Lord, forgive our sins, erase our misdeeds, and let us die among the righteous.
Rabbana amanna faghfir lana warhamna wa anta khayrur-rahimin.
Our Lord, we believe; forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the best of those who show mercy.
Rabbighfir warham wa anta khayrur-rahimin.
My Lord, forgive and have mercy. You are the best of those who show mercy.
Rabbana atmim lana nurana waghfir lana innaka ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.
Our Lord, complete our light for us and forgive us. You have power over everything.
Allahummaghfir li ma qaddamtu wa ma akhkhartu wa ma asrartu wa ma a‘lantu wa ma asraftu wa ma anta a‘lamu bihi minni. Antal-Muqaddimu wa antal-Mu’akhkhiru la ilaha illa ant.
O Allah, forgive what I have done before and what comes later, what I have concealed and made public, my excesses and what You know better than I do. You bring forward and hold back; there is no god except You.
Understanding repentance and forgiveness
The words of Adam and his wife in Quran 7:23 acknowledge wrongdoing and dependence on mercy. Other cards ask forgiveness for oneself, parents or believers, or combine pardon with protection from the Fire. They express related needs without being interchangeable quotations.
Repentance involves addressing the wrong itself. Stop a harmful action, seek to put it right and ask how to restore another person’s rights where they have been affected. Repeating words should not become an excuse to continue the conduct.
Sayyid al-Istighfar and the other cards
Sahih al-Bukhari 6306 connects Sayyid al-Istighfar with acknowledging Allah’s lordship, His blessings and one’s sin. Its account includes day or night and the person’s conviction. Read those conditions with the report rather than extracting an unconditional slogan.
Some shorter cards come from longer prayer narrations. A supplication before salam, for example, retains that recorded placement even when its theme is forgiveness. Follow its source label before adding it to a prayer routine.
Choosing a prayer to learn
Choose one card whose meaning addresses your need. Learn it accurately, revisit its source and make space for honest reflection. You do not need to read every card in this collection in one sitting.
For a wrong involving money, privacy, injury or family rights, seek advice about the practical steps of repair. A generic count on a social graphic cannot settle those obligations.
Common questions
Is one exact text required for every repentance? This collection contains several transmitted requests, rather than a single compulsory script. Can I pray for others? The cards show different scopes; apply them with their context. Does saying a formula erase every responsibility? No such conclusion is established here. Restoring rights and changing conduct need attention alongside supplication.