Du'a for Anxiety & Sorrow

Distress & Anxiety

Arabic

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَالْحَزَنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

Transliteration

Allaahumma innee a'oodhu bika minal-hammi wal-hazan, wal-'ajzi wal-kasal, wal-bukhli wal-jubn, wa dala'id-dayni wa ghalabatir-rijaal.

Translation

O Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from incapacity and laziness, from miserliness and cowardice, from being heavily in debt and from being overpowered by other men.

Muhsin Khan (EN)

References & Sources

Sahih
Sahih al-Bukhari 6369

Narrated by Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه

When to Recite

The Prophet ﷺ used to frequently recite this du'a.