# Duas for Students

- **Arabic title:** دعاء الامتحان
- **Type:** Dua
- **Categories:** [Seeking Needs](https://duasonline.org/category/seeking-needs.md), [Study & Exams](https://duasonline.org/category/study-and-exams.md)
- **Recitation:** a recorded Arabic recitation, on the web page
- **Web page:** https://duasonline.org/dua/dua-exam

## Origin

Supplications for study and memory narrated from the Prophet (s) and the Imams (a), as gathered on duas.org; not a single narrated text.

## Source

Arabic text, translation and transliteration from [duas.org](https://www.duas.org/student.htm), which also hosts the recitation.

## Text

Each line gives the Arabic, then the transliteration in italics, then the English.

1. اَللّٰهُمَّ اَخْرِجْنِيْ مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْوَهْمِ وَ اَكْرِمْنِيْ بِنُوْرِ الْفَهْمِ\
   *Allhumma Akhrijni min zulumatil wahmi ,wa akrimni be nuril fahmi .*\
   O GOD, please bring me out of the darkness of doubt and favour me with the light of comprehension,

2. اَللّٰهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْنَا اَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا خَزَآئِنَ عُلُوْمِكَ\
   *Allahumma afta alayna abwaba rahmateka, wa anshur alyna khazaena uloomeka*\
   O GOD open to us the doors of your mercy and unfold for us the treasure of your knowledge by your mercy

3. بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ\
   *be rahmateka ya arrahamar rahemeen.*\
   O the most merciful of the merciful ones.

4. للَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي\
   *“Allahumma infa'nii bimaa 'allamtanii wa'allimnii maa yanfa'uunii.*\
   O Allah! Make useful for me what you have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me.

5. .اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فَهْمَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ حِفْظَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ\
   *Allahumma inii as'aluka fahmal-nabiyyen wa hifzal mursaleen al-muqarrabeen.*\
   O Allah! I ask you for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to you.

6. اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِسَانِي عَامِرًا بِذِكْرِكَ وَ قَلْبِي بِخَشْيَتِك.\
   *.Allahumma ijal leesanee 'aiman bi dhikrika wa qalbi bi khashyatika.*\
   O Allah! Make my tongue full of your remembrance and my heart with awe of you.

7. َ.إِنَّكَ عَلَى مَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيرٌ وَ أَنْتَ حَسْـبُنَا اللَّهُ وَ نِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ\
   *Innaka 'ala ma-tasha'u qadeer wa anta hasbun-allahu wa na'mal wakeel.'*\
   O Allah! You do whatever you wish, and you are my availer and protector and best of aid.

8. َللَّهُمَّ اَكْرِمْنْيْ بِنُوْرِ الْفَهْمِ وَ خَرَّجَنِيْ مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْوَهْمِ\
   *Allaahumma akrimnee binooril fahmi wa kharrajanee min z'ulumaatil wahmi*\
   O Allah, honor me by the light of understanding and take me out from the darknesses of doubt

9. وَ افْتَحْ عَلَيْنَا اَبْوَابَ عِلْمَكَ،\
   *waftah' a'lainaa abwaaba i'lmak.*\
   and open upon us the doors of Your knowledge

10. وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا خُزَّانَ مَعْرِفَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ،\
   *Wan shur a'lainaa khuzzaanu ma'rifatika yaa arh'amar raah'imeen.*\
   and open upon us the treasure of Your recognition, O the best of the Merciful ones.

11. اَللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْنِيْ فِىْ الْمُطَالَعَةِ بِحَلِّ جَمِيْعِ مُشْكِلاَتِ الْمَسَآئِلِ مِنَ الْكُتُبِ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ.\
   *Allaahumma waffiqnee fil mut'aala'ti bih'ablee jamee-i' mushkilaatil masaa-ili minal kutubi birah'matika yaa arh'amar raah'imeen*\
   .O Allah, and give me Tawfeeq to the study and solving all the difficult problems through books. By Your mercy, O the best of the merciful ones

12. للَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَ الْحَزَنِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ العَجْزِ وَ الْكَسَلِ\
   *Allhumma inni adhu bika min al-hammi wa al-hazan. Wa adhu bika min al-ajzi wa al-kasal.*\
   O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief,from helplessness and laziness,

13. وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَ الْبُخْلِ وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ و قَهْرِ الرجال\
   *Wa adhu bika min al-jubni wa al-bukhl. Wa adhu bika min ghalabat id-dayni wa qahr ir-rijal.*\
   from cowardice and stinginess,and from overpowering of debt and from oppression of men

14. اَللّٰهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِيْ فِيْ قَلْبِيْ نُوْرًا وَ بَصَرًا وَ فَهْمًا وَ عِلْمًا اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْر\
   O Allah let my heart be filled with light & insight & understanding & knowledge ,truly You control everything.

15. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ مَا قَرأتُ وَمَا حَفَظْتُ،\
   *“Allahumma inni astaodeeka ma qara’tu wama hafaz-tu.*\
   O Allah! I entrust you with what I have read and I have studied.

16. فَرُضُهُ عَليّ عِنْدَ حَاجَتِي إِلَيهِ،\
   *Farudduhu ‘allaya inda hajati elahi.*\
   O Allah! Bring it back to me when I am in need of it.

17. إِنّكَ عَلى مَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيرُ وَأَنْتَ حَسْبِي وَنِعْمَ الوَكِيل\
   *Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’-u qadeer wa anta hasbeeya wa na’mal wakeel”*\
   O Allah! You do whatever you wish, you are my availer and protector and the best of aid

18. اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلاً إِلّاَ مَا جَعَلّتَهٌ سَهْلاً وَأَنّتَ تَجّعَلَ الحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئتَ سَهْلاً\
   *Allhumma l sahla ill m jaaltahu sahl wa anta tajalu al-hazana idh shita sahl.*\
   O Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.

19. صَلّىَ اللهُ عَلى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّد. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ يَا مُذَكِرَ الخَيْرِ وَفَاعِلَهُ وَالآمِرَ بِهِ ذَكِرّنِي مَا اَنّسَانِهِ الشّيطَان\
   *salla-l-laahu alaa muhammad wa aal-e muhammad. allahumma inni asaluka yaa mudhakkira-l khayr wa faailahu wa-l-aamira bihi dhakir-ni maa ansaani-hi-shaytan.*\
   Blessings of God be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O God, I ask you, the one who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget.

20. يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَاتِ يَا مُجِيبَ الدَّعَوَاتِ يَا رَافِعَ الدَّرَجَاتِ يَا وَلِيَّ الْحَسَنَاتِ يَا غَافِرَ الْخَطِيئَاتِ يَا مُعْطِيَ الْمَسْأَلاتِ يَا قَابِلَ التَّوْبَاتِ يَا سَامِعَ الأَصْوَاتِ يَا عَالِمَ الْخَفِيَّاتِ يَا دَافِعَ الْبَلِيَّاتِ\
   *“Ya sayyedas-sada-te, ya mojeebad-da’vate, ya rafe’ad-darajate, ya vali-yal hasanate, ya ghaferal-khati’ate, ya mo’ti-yal mas’alate, ya qabi-lat-tavbate, ya same’al-asvate, ya ‘alemal-khafiyate, ya dafe’al bali yate.”*\
   O the chief of all chiefs! O the acceptor of prayers! O the elevator of ranks! O the master of virtues! Ohthe forgiver of sins! O the granter of requests! O the excerptor of penance! O the hearer of all voices! O the one who knows all mysteries! O the remover of calamities!

21. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم\
   *Bismillāhir rahmānir raheem -*\
   In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful,

22. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ\
   *Allāhumma Swalli Ala Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad -*\
   O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family

23. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ عِلْماً نَافِعاَ وَعَمَلاً صَالِحاً\
   *Allāhumma inni asaluka amalan nāfiā Wa amalan swālihā*\
   O Allah I ask You for beneficial knowledge and good deeds

24. وَحِفْظاً قَوِيّاً وَفَهْماً كَامِلاً\
   *hifzan qawiyyā -wa fahman kāmilā*\
   and a strong memory and a perfect understanding

25. وَعَقْلاً سَالِماً بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ\
   *wa aqlan sālimā - birahmatika yā arhamar rāhimeen -*\
   and a sound intellect by Your mercy, O the most Merciful of the merciful ones

26. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ\
   *Allāhumma Swalli alā Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad-*\
   O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family

27. اللَّهُمَّ أَخْرِجْنِي مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْوَهْمِ\
   *Allāhumma akhrijnī min ẓulumāt al-wahm.*\
   O Allah, take me out of the darkness of delusion.

28. وَأَكْرِمْنِي بِنُورِ الْفَهْمِ\
   *Wa akrimnī binūr al-fahm.*\
   And honor me with the light of understanding.

29. وَافْتَحْ عَلَيَّ بِمَعْرِفَةِ الْعِلْمِ\
   *Wa iftaḥ ʿalayya bimaʿrifati al-ʿilm.*\
   And open upon me the knowledge of wisdom.

30. سُبْحانَ مَنْ لا يَعْتَدِي عَلى أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِهِ\
   *Subḥāna man lā yaʿtadī ʿalā ahl mamlakatih.*\
   Glory be to the One who does not oppress the inhabitants of His kingdom.

31. سُبْحانَ مَنْ لا يَأْخُذُ أَهْلَ الأَرْضِ بِأَلْوَانِ العَذَابِ\
   *Subḥāna man lā yaʾkhudhu ahl al-arḍi bi-alwāni al-ʿadhāb.*\
   Glory be to the One who does not punish the people of the earth with various kinds of torment.

32. سُبْحانَ الرَّؤُوفِ الرَّحِيمِ\
   *Subḥāna al-raʾūf al-raḥīm.*\
   Glory be to the Most Kind, the Most Merciful.

33. اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي فِي قَلْبِي نُوراً وَبَصَراً وَفَهْماً وَعِلْماً\
   *Allāhumma ajʿal lī fī qalbī nūran wa baṣaran wa fahman wa ʿilman.*\
   O Allah, place in my heart light, insight, understanding, and knowledge.

34. إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ\
   *Innaka ʿalā kulli shayʾin qadīr.*\
   Indeed, You have power over all things.

35. اللَّهُمَّ أَخْرِجْنِي مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْوَهْمِ\
   *Allāhumma akhrijnī min ẓulumāt al-wahm.*\
   O Allah, take me out of the darkness of delusion.

36. وَأَكْرِمْنِي بِنُورِ الْفَهْمِ\
   *Wa akrimnī binūr al-fahm.*\
   And honor me with the light of understanding.

37. اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْنَا أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ\
   *Allāhumma iftaḥ ʿalaynā abwāba raḥmatik.*\
   O Allah, open for us the doors of Your mercy.

38. وَانْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا خَزَائِنَ عُلُومِكَ\
   *Wa anshur ʿalaynā khazāʾina ʿulūmik.*\
   And spread upon us the treasures of Your knowledge.

39. بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ\
   *Bi-raḥmatika yā arḥama al-rāḥimīn.*\
   By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

40. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ\
   *Allāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Muḥammad wa āli Muḥammad.*\
   O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad.

41. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ أَنْ يَضِلُّ أَوْ أَضَلُّ\
   *Allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika an yaḍilla aw aḍill.*\
   O Allah, I seek refuge in You from going astray or leading others astray.

42. وَ أَزِلُّ أَوْ أَزَلُّ ، وَ أَظْلِمُ أَوْ أَظْلَمُ\
   *Wa azill aw azal, wa aẓlim aw aẓlam.*\
   And from slipping or causing others to slip, and from oppressing or being oppressed.

43. وَ أَجْهَلُ أَوْ يُجْهَلُ عَلَيَّ\
   *Wa ajhal aw yujhalu ʿalayya.*\
   And from acting ignorantly or being treated with ignorance.

44. عَزَّ جَارُكَ ، وَ تَقَدَّسَتْ أَسْمَاؤُكَ\
   *ʿAzza jāruk, wa taqaddasat asmāʾuk.*\
   Mighty is Your protection, and sacred are Your names.

45. وَ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ، وَلَا إِلَهَ غَيْرُكَ\
   *Wa jalla thanāʾuk, wa lā ilāha ghayruk.*\
   And exalted is Your praise; there is no god but You.

46. بِسْمِ اللَّهِ حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ\
   *Bismillāh, ḥasbī Allāh, tawakkaltu ʿalā Allāh.*\
   In the name of Allah, Allah is sufficient for me, I place my trust in Allah.

47. وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ\
   *Wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāhi al-ʿaliyyi al-ʿaẓīm.*\
   And there is no power or strength except through Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.

48. اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْ جَنَانِي وَ أَوْرِدِ الْحَقَّ عَلَى لِسَانِي\
   *Allāhumma thabbit janānī wa awrid al-ḥaqqa ʿalā lisānī.*\
   O Allah, make my heart firm and place truth upon my tongue.

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