رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Rabbighfir warham wa Anta khayrur-rahimin
My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of those who show mercy.
The final verse of Surah Al-Mu'minun — Allah's direct instruction on how to ask Him. Two requests (forgiveness and mercy) followed by a declaration of His supreme qualification to grant them: "You are the best of those who show mercy." When you call Allah "khayrur-rahimin," you acknowledge that all human mercy — from parents, friends, doctors — is a fraction of His. Every act of compassion you have ever received was a sample; His is the source. This du'a is brief by design: sometimes the most powerful prayers are the shortest, because they trust Allah to fill in what words cannot express.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ كَرِيمٌ تُحِبُّ الْعَفْوَ فَاعْفُ عَنِّي
O Allah, You are the Pardoner, the Most Generous, and You love to pardon, so pardon me.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَاهْدِنِي وَعَافِنِي وَارْزُقْنِي
O Allah, forgive me, have mercy on me, guide me, grant me well-being, and provide for me.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي ظُلْمًا كَثِيرًا وَلَا يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ فَاغْفِرْ لِي مَغْفِرَةً مِّنْ عِندِكَ وَارْحَمْنِي إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
O Allah, I have wronged myself greatly, and none forgives sins except You. So grant me forgiveness from Yourself and have mercy on me. Indeed, You are the Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Sahihرَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي
My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.
Sahih