رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqir
My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.
Prophet Musa (AS) said this after fleeing Egypt with nothing — no home, no money, no food. He simply expressed his need to Allah. Immediately after, two women approached him, which led to shelter, employment, and eventually marriage. This du'a teaches us to express our need to Allah with humility, not desperation.
Related Du'as
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ وَالْقِلَّةِ وَالذِّلَّةِ وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ
O Allah, I seek refuge in You from poverty, scarcity, and humiliation, and I seek refuge in You from wronging others or being wronged.
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِي كَسْبِي وَبَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي وَاجْعَلْ غِنَايَ فِي نَفْسِي وَاجْمَعْ لِي بَيْنَ الْحِرْصِ عَلَى الْآخِرَةِ وَالْغِنَى عَنِ النَّاسِ
O Allah, bless me in my earnings, bless me in what You have provided me, make my richness within my soul, and combine for me the pursuit of the Hereafter with independence from people.
Hasanاللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا
O Allah, bless us in our sa' (measure) and bless us in our mudd (measure).
Sahihاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَخَيْرَ الدُّعَاءِ وَخَيْرَ النَّجَاحِ وَخَيْرَ الْعَمَلِ وَخَيْرَ الثَّوَابِ وَخَيْرَ الْحَيَاةِ وَخَيْرَ الْمَمَاتِ
O Allah, I ask You for the best of requests, the best of supplications, the best of success, the best of deeds, the best of reward, the best of life, and the best of death.
Hasan