Duas for Parents

The Quran teaches us to pray for our parents, in their lifetime and after they have passed away. These are the duas for parents from the Quran, each with its Arabic text, transliteration, meaning and verse reference.

5 authentic duas

  1. رَبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

    Rabbir hamhuma kama rabbayani saghira

    My Lord, have mercy upon them as they raised me when I was young.

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  2. رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ

    Rabbana-ghfir li wa li walidayya wa lil-mu'minina yawma yaqumul-hisab

    Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers on the Day when the reckoning will take place.

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  3. رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَن دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ

    Rabbi ighfir li wa liwalidayya wa liman dakhala bayti mu'minan wa lil-mu'minina wal-mu'minat

    My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house as a believer, and the believing men and believing women.

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  4. رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا

    Rabbighfir li wa liwalidayya warhamhuma kama rabbayani saghira

    My Lord, forgive me and my parents, and have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small.

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  5. رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ

    Rabbi awzi'ni an ashkura ni'mataka allati an'amta 'alayya wa 'ala walidayya wa an a'mala salihan tardahu wa adkhilni birahmatika fi 'ibadika as-salihin

    My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and to do good deeds that You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into Your righteous servants.

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