Dua for Anxiety

Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَالْبُخْلِ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ وَقَهْرِ الرِّجَالِ

Urdu Translation

اللہ! میں تجھ سے غم اور پریشانی سے پناہ مانگتا ہوں، اور میں تجھ سے عجز اور کسالت سے پناہ مانگتا ہوں، اور میں تجھ سے بزدلی اور بخل سے پناہ مانگتا ہوں، اور میں تجھ سے قرض کی غلبے اور لوگوں کے زبردستی سے پناہ مانگتا ہوں

Transliteration

Allahumma inni a'udhu bika minal hammi wal hazan, wa a'udhu bika minal ajzi wal kasal, wa a'udhu bika minal jubni wal bukhl, wa a'udhu bika min ghalabatid daini wa qahrir rijal

English Translation

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from weakness and laziness, from cowardice and miserliness, and from being overcome by debt and being overpowered by men.

📚 Source: Abu Dawud 4/323, Hisnul Muslim

About distress duas

Supplications for anxiety, grief, difficulty, and hardship, reported from the Prophet ﷺ or taken from the Quran, including the words of Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him).

They can be said at any moment of difficulty. They express reliance on Allah, and they sit alongside seeking practical help or professional support when it is needed.

About the source

It is also cited from a Sunan or Musnad collection. Those books contain narrations of different strengths, and this page does not assign a grade to this specific narration, so check a graded edition or ask a scholar if you need one. The reference also cites Hisnul Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), the popular compilation of daily supplications.

Translations are provided for understanding. For the ruling or recommended timing of any dua, consult a qualified scholar. See our sources and methodology.

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