Rabbi awzi‘ni an ashkura ni‘matakal-lati an‘amta ‘alayya wa ‘ala walidayya wa an a‘mala salihan tardahu wa adkhilni birahmatika fi ‘ibadikas-salihin.
My Lord, enable me to thank You for the favour You gave me and my parents, and to do good deeds that please You. Through Your mercy, include me among Your righteous servants.
Al-hamdu lillah.
All praise belongs to Allah.
Allahumma inni a‘udhu bika min zawali ni‘matika wa tahawwuli ‘afiyatika wa fuja’ati niqmatika wa jami‘i sakhatik.
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the loss of Your blessing, a change in the wellbeing You grant, the sudden coming of Your punishment and everything that displeases You.
Gratitude in the Quranic request
Quran 27:19 records Sulayman asking for help to be grateful and act righteously in the account involving the ant. Its setting explains why gratitude is joined with conduct.
The card is an excerpt from that passage. It is not an instruction to reproduce a whole ceremony whenever you receive good news, nor a promise that one repetition will prevent every future loss.
Praise and wellbeing
The short expression of praise appears in different contexts and should keep its label. Sahih Muslim 2739 gives a separate request concerning blessings and wellbeing.
Read gratitude as acknowledgement rather than a bargain to retain every possession. A person experiencing hardship can still pray, and someone’s loss should not be treated as proof that they were insufficiently grateful.
Expressing thanks in daily life
Identify something specific you appreciate, and consider how to use it responsibly. Thank the people who helped you and attend to any responsibilities the benefit brings.
Practical gratitude might include sharing a resource, caring for an object or fulfilling a commitment. These examples are ordinary applications of thankfulness, not a prescribed list of acts attached to the quotation.
Common questions
Is praise the same as a request? Some cards praise Allah; others ask for help in being grateful. Does gratitude guarantee wealth? This site makes no such claim. Can I use a general prayer after good news? Keep general application distinct from a reported special occasion. Which page complements this? Good character explains the connection between what a person asks and how they act.