اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا اللَّهُمَّ أَغِثْنَا
Allahumma aghithna, Allahumma aghithna, Allahumma aghithna
O Allah, send us relief. O Allah, send us relief. O Allah, send us relief.
During the istisqa' prayer, the Prophet ﷺ would raise his hands so high that the whiteness of his armpits was visible — and he would reverse his hands (palms facing down, then up) as a symbolic gesture of asking the sky's condition to change. "Aghithna" — give us ghawth (rescue/relief) — is the language of desperation. It is not a polite request; it is a cry for help from the only One who controls the clouds.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ سُقْيَا رَحْمَةٍ وَلَا سُقْيَا عَذَابٍ وَلَا بَلَاءٍ وَلَا هَدْمٍ وَلَا غَرَقٍ
O Allah, let it be rain of mercy, not rain of punishment, nor calamity, nor destruction, nor flooding.
Hasanسُبْحَانَ الَّذِي يُسَبِّحُ الرَّعْدُ بِحَمْدِهِ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ مِنْ خِيفَتِهِ
Glory be to Him whom thunder glorifies with His praise, and so do the angels out of fear of Him.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
O Allah, let it be a beneficial rain.
Sahihمُطِرْنَا بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَرَحْمَتِهِ
We have been given rain by the grace and mercy of Allah.
Sahih