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)

When to Recite

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

Du'a in Times of Distress