Dua for Unseen Help: Seeking Divine Assistance in Times of Need
In the journey of life, moments arise when we feel overwhelmed, helpless, and in dire need of support beyond human means. At such times, turning to Allah with sincere supplication (dua) can bring relief, guidance, and unseen help. The concept of seeking divine assistance is deeply rooted in Islamic teachings, as exemplified in various supplications taught by the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and found in spiritual texts.
Dua is an intimate conversation between a believer and their Creator. It is an act of humility, submission, and reliance on Allah’s mercy and power. When faced with hardships, making dua for unseen help reassures the heart and strengthens faith, knowing that Allah alone has control over all affairs.
Among the comprehensive supplications that embody this concept are the following duas, which ask for divine intervention, protection, and assistance in times of distress:
1. A Heartfelt Plea for Unseen Assistance
Arabic: إلهي إلهي لا تبعد عنّي لأنّ الشّدائد بكلّها أحاطتـني إلهي إلهي لا تدعني بنفسي لأنّ المكاره بأسرها أخذتـني، ومن زلال ثدي عنايتك فأشربني لأنّ الأعطاش بأتمّها أحرقتـني، وفي ظلّ جناحي رحمتك فأظللني لأنّ الأعداء بأجمعها أرادتـني، وعند عرش العظمة تلقاء تظهّر آيات عزّك فاحفظني لأنّ الذّلّة بأكملها مسّتـني…
Transliteration: Ilāhī Ilāhī lā tub‘id ‘annī li’anna al-shadā’id bikulliha aḥāṭatnī, Ilāhī Ilāhī lā tada‘nī binafsī li’anna al-makārih bi’asriha akhadatnī, wa min zalāl thady ‘ināyatika fa’ashribnī li’anna al-a‘ṭāsh bi’atamihā aḥraqatnī, wa fī ẓilli janāḥī raḥmatika fa’azillnī li’anna al-a‘dā’ bi’ajma‘ihā arādatnī…
English Translation: My God, my God, do not distance Yourself from me, for hardships have surrounded me from all directions. My God, my God, do not leave me to myself, for afflictions have entirely overtaken me. Let me drink from the nectar of Your grace, for my thirst is burning me completely. Shelter me under the wings of Your mercy, for my enemies have all turned against me. At the throne of Your majesty, where the signs of Your might manifest, protect me, for disgrace has reached me in its entirety…
2. Supplication for Relief from Distress
Arabic: اللهمّ انّك انت مفرّج كلّ همّ ومنقض كلّ كرب مذهب كلّ غمّ ومخلّص كلّ عبد ومنقذ كلّ نفس خلّصني اللّهمّ برحمتك واجعلني من عبادك المنقذين …
Transliteration: Allāhumma innaka anta mufarrij kulli hamm, wa munqiḍ kulli karb, wa mudhhib kulli gham, wa mukhalliṣ kulli ‘abd, wa munqidh kulli nafs. Khalliṣnī Allāhumma bi-raḥmatika, waj‘alnī min ‘ibādika al-munqadhīn…
English Translation: O Allah, You are the One who relieves all distress, removes all suffering, dispels all grief, and saves every servant and soul. O Allah, grant me deliverance through Your mercy, and make me among Your saved and protected servants…
3. A Call for Divine Support
Arabic: يا الهي انت الحقّ لم تزل وما سواك محتاج فقير وانا ذا يا الهي انقطعت عن كلّ النّاس بالتوسّل إلى حبلك واعرضت عن كلّ الموجودات بالتّوجّه الى تلقاء مدين رحمتك…
Transliteration: Yā Ilāhī anta al-ḥaqq lam tazal, wa mā siwāka muḥtāj faqīr, wa anā dhā Yā Ilāhī inqaṭa‘t ‘an kulli al-nās bi’l-tawassul ilā ḥablika, wa a‘raḍt ‘an kulli al-mawjūdāt bi’l-tawajjuh ilā tilqā’ madīn raḥmatika…
English Translation: O my God, You are the Everlasting Truth, and everything besides You is in need and poverty. Here I am, O my God, severed from all people, seeking refuge in Your rope and turning away from all existence to the sanctuary of Your mercy…
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4. A Plea for Divine Protection
Arabic:
إلهي إلهي لا تبعد عنّي لأنّ الشّدائد بكلّها أحاطتـني، إلهي إلهي لا تدعني بنفسي لأنّ المكاره بأسرها أخذتـني، ومن زلال ثدي عنايتك فأشربني لأنّ الأعطاش بأتمّها أحرقتـني، وفي ظلّ جناحي رحمتك فأظللني لأنّ الأعداء بأجمعها أرادتـني، وعند عرش العظمة تلقاء تظهّر آيات عزّك فاحفظني لأنّ الذّلّة بأكملها مسّتـني.
Transliteration:
Ilāhī Ilāhī lā tub‘id ‘annī li’anna al-shadā’id bikulliha aḥāṭatnī, Ilāhī Ilāhī lā tada‘nī binafsī li’anna al-makārih bi’asriha akhadatnī, wa min zalāl thady ‘ināyatika fa’ashribnī li’anna al-a‘ṭāsh bi’atamihā aḥraqatnī, wa fī ẓilli janāḥī raḥmatika fa’azillnī li’anna al-a‘dā’ bi’ajma‘ihā arādatnī, wa ‘inda ‘arsh al-‘aẓamah tilqā’ tazhar āyāt ‘izzika faḥfaẓnī li’anna al-dhillah bi-akmalihā massatnī.
English Translation:
My God, my God, do not distance Yourself from me, for hardships have surrounded me from all directions. My God, my God, do not leave me to myself, for afflictions have entirely overtaken me. Let me drink from the nectar of Your grace, for my thirst is burning me completely. Shelter me under the wings of Your mercy, for my enemies have all turned against me. At the throne of Your majesty, where the signs of Your might manifest, protect me, for disgrace has reached me in its entirety.
5. Seeking Shelter in Allah’s Mercy
Arabic:
يا إلهي أنت الحقّ لم تزل وما سواك محتاج فقير، وأنا ذا يا إلهي انقطعت عن كلّ النّاس بالتوسّل إلى حبلك، وأعرضت عن كلّ الموجودات بالتّوجّه إلى تلقاء مدين رحمتك، فارحمني برحمتك الواسعة، وانصرني بنصرك العزيز، واجعلني من عبادك المقرّبين، يا أرحم الراحمين.
Transliteration:
Yā Ilāhī anta al-ḥaqq lam tazal, wa mā siwāka muḥtāj faqīr, wa anā dhā Yā Ilāhī inqaṭa‘t ‘an kulli al-nās bi’l-tawassul ilā ḥablika, wa a‘raḍt ‘an kulli al-mawjūdāt bi’l-tawajjuh ilā tilqā’ madīn raḥmatika, fa’rḥamnī bi-raḥmatika al-wāsi‘ah, wa-nṣurnī bi-naṣrika al-‘azīz, waj‘alnī min ‘ibādika al-muqarrabīn, yā arḥam al-rāḥimīn.
English Translation:
O my God, You are the Everlasting Truth, and everything besides You is in need and poverty. Here I am, O my God, severed from all people, seeking refuge in Your rope and turning away from all existence to the sanctuary of Your mercy. So have mercy on me with Your vast mercy, grant me victory with Your glorious support, and make me among Your close servants. O Most Merciful of the merciful.
6. Supplication for Divine Relief and Assistance
Arabic:
اللهمّ إنّي أسألك برحمتك التي وسعت كلّ شيء، وبقوّتك التي قهرت بها كلّ شيء، وبعزّتك التي لا يقوم لها شيء، وبعلمك الذي أحاط بكلّ شيء، أن تنجّيني من كلّ ضيق، وتيسّر لي أمري، وتفتح لي أبواب رحمتك، وتعينني على طاعتك، وتكفيني همّ الدنيا والآخرة، يا أرحم الراحمين.
Transliteration:
Allāhumma innī as’aluka bi-raḥmatika allatī wasi‘at kulla shay’, wa bi-quwwatika allatī qaharta bihā kulla shay’, wa bi-‘izzatika allatī lā yaqūmu lahā shay’, wa bi-‘ilmika allatī aḥāṭa bi-kulli shay’, an tunajjiyanī min kulli ḍīq, wa tuyassir lī amrī, wa taftaḥ lī abwāba raḥmatika, wa tu‘īnani ‘alā ṭā‘atika, wa takfiyanī hamma al-dunyā wa’l-ākhirah, yā arḥam al-rāḥimīn.
English Translation:
O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy that encompasses everything, by Your power through which You have subdued everything, by Your might that nothing can withstand, and by Your knowledge that encompasses all things, to deliver me from every distress, to ease my affairs, to open for me the doors of Your mercy, to assist me in Your obedience, and to suffice me from the worries of this world and the Hereafter. O Most Merciful of the merciful.
7. A Call for Strength and Guidance
Arabic:
يا الله، يا قويّ، يا متين، يا معين، أسألك بقوّتك التي لا تضاهى، وبنصرك الذي لا يغلب، أن تمدّني بالقوّة والصبر، وأن تنير بصيرتي، وأن تثبّت قلبي على الإيمان، وأن تيسّر لي الخير حيث كان، وتصرف عنّي الشرّ حيث كان، وتجعلني من عبادك المخلصين الصادقين، برحمتك يا أرحم الراحمين.
Transliteration:
Yā Allāh, yā Qawī, yā Matīn, yā Mu‘īn, as’aluka bi-quwwatika allatī lā tuḍāhā, wa bi-naṣrika allatī lā yughlib, an tumiddanī bi’l-quwwah wa’l-ṣabr, wa an tunīra baṣīratī, wa an tuthabbita qalbī ‘alā al-īmān, wa an tuyassir lī al-khayr ḥaythu kān, wa taṣrif ‘annī al-sharr ḥaythu kān, wa taj‘alanī min ‘ibādika al-mukhliṣīn al-ṣādiqīn, bi-raḥmatika yā arḥam al-rāḥimīn.
English Translation:
O Allah, O Mighty, O Firm, O Helper, I ask You by Your unmatched strength and Your invincible victory to grant me strength and patience, to enlighten my insight, to keep my heart firm upon faith, to ease goodness for me wherever it may be, to turn evil away from me wherever it may be, and to make me among Your sincere and truthful servants. By Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
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8. Supplication for Divine Light and Protection
Arabic:
اللهمّ اجعل لي نورًا في قلبي، ونورًا في لساني، ونورًا في سمعي، ونورًا في بصري، ونورًا من فوقي، ونورًا من تحتي، ونورًا عن يميني، ونورًا عن شمالي، ونورًا من أمامي، ونورًا من خلفي، واجعل لي نورًا في نفسي، وزدني نورًا، يا نور السماوات والأرض.
Transliteration:
Allāhumma aj‘al lī nūran fī qalbī, wa nūran fī lisānī, wa nūran fī sam‘ī, wa nūran fī baṣarī, wa nūran min fawqī, wa nūran min taḥtī, wa nūran ‘an yamīnī, wa nūran ‘an shimālī, wa nūran min amāmī, wa nūran min khalfī, wa aj‘al lī nūran fī nafsī, wa zidnī nūran, yā Nūra al-samāwāti wa’l-arḍ.
English Translation:
O Allah, place light in my heart, light on my tongue, light in my hearing, light in my sight, light above me, light beneath me, light on my right, light on my left, light before me, light behind me. Place light within my soul and increase me in light, O Light of the heavens and the earth.
9. Supplication for Strength in Hardship
Arabic:
اللهمّ إليك أشكو ضعف قوّتي، وقلّة حيلتي، وهواني على النّاس، يا أرحم الرّاحمين، أنت ربّ المستضعفين، وأنت ربّي، إلى من تكلني؟ إلى بعيدٍ يتجهّمني؟ أم إلى عدوٍّ ملّكته أمري؟ إن لم يكن بك غضبٌ عليّ فلا أبالي، ولكن عافيتك أوسع لي، أعوذ بنور وجهك الذي أشرقت له الظّلمات، وصلح عليه أمر الدّنيا والآخرة، من أن تنزل بي غضبك، أو يحلّ عليّ سخطك، لك العتبى حتى ترضى، ولا حول ولا قوّة إلّا بك.
Transliteration:
Allāhumma ilayka ashkū ḍa‘fa quwwatī, wa qillata ḥīlatī, wa hawānī ‘alā al-nās, yā arḥam al-rāḥimīn, anta rabb al-muṣtaḍ‘afīn, wa anta rabbī, ilā man takilunī? Ilā ba‘īd yatajahhmanī? Am ilā ‘aduwwin mallaktahu amrī? In lam yakun bika ghaḍabun ‘alayya fa-lā ubālī, wa lakin ‘āfiyatuka awsa‘ lī, a‘ūdhu bi-nūri wajhika alladhī ashrqat lahu al-ẓulumāt, wa ṣaluḥa ‘alayhi amr al-dunyā wa’l-ākhirah, min an tanzila bī ghaḍabak, aw yaḥillu ‘alayya sa khaṭuk, laka al-‘utbā ḥattā tarḍā, wa lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā bika.
English Translation:
O Allah, I complain to You of my weakness, my lack of ability, and my insignificance before people. O Most Merciful of the merciful, You are the Lord of the weak, and You are my Lord. To whom do You leave me? To a distant one who mistreats me, or to an enemy whom You have given power over me? If You are not angry with me, then I do not mind, but Your protection is more expansive for me. I seek refuge in the light of Your face, by which the darkness is illuminated and the affairs of this world and the Hereafter are set right, from Your wrath descending upon me or Your displeasure befalling me. Yours is all praise until You are pleased. There is no power and no strength except with You.
10. Supplication for Steadfastness and Strength
Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنِي عَلَى دِينِكَ، وَاجْعَلْ قَلْبِي مُتَعَلِّقًا بِذِكْرِكَ، وَرُوحِي مُسْتَنْيِرَةً بِنُورِ هُدَاكَ، وَلا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ، وَأَعِنِّي عَلَى مَا فِيهِ رِضَاكَ.
Transliteration:
Allāhumma thabbitnī ‘alā dīnika, wa aj‘al qalbī muta‘alliqan bi-dhikrika, wa rūḥī mustanīratan bi-nūri hudāk, wa lā takilnī ilā nafsī ṭarfata ‘ayn, wa a‘innī ‘alā mā fīhi riḍāk.
English Translation:
O Allah, keep me steadfast upon Your religion, make my heart attached to Your remembrance, and my soul illuminated by the light of Your guidance. Do not leave me to myself even for the blink of an eye, and assist me in all that pleases You.
11. Supplication for Ease in Difficulties
Arabic:
اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ لِي كُلَّ أَمْرٍ عَسِيرٍ، وَاجْعَلْ لِي مِنْ كُلِّ ضِيقٍ مَخْرَجًا، وَمِنْ كُلِّ هَمٍّ فَرَجًا، وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَلَاءٍ عَافِيَةً، وَارْزُقْنِي صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا وَيَقِينًا صَادِقًا.
Transliteration:
Allāhumma yassir lī kulla amrin ‘asīr, wa aj‘al lī min kulli ḍīqin makhrajā, wa min kulli hamm farajā, wa min kulli balā’in ‘āfiyah, wa arzuqnī ṣabran jamīlan wa yaqīnan ṣādiqan.
English Translation:
O Allah, make every difficult matter easy for me, provide me an escape from every distress, relief from every worry, and safety from every trial. Grant me beautiful patience and true certainty.
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Conclusion
Dua for unseen help is a powerful means of seeking divine intervention in moments of difficulty. These supplications remind believers that Allah is the ultimate source of relief, guidance, and support. When all doors seem closed, the door of Allah remains open, and His mercy is ever-encompassing. Through sincere supplication, we strengthen our connection with Him, finding peace in the knowledge that He is always near, ready to assist, and bestows His unseen help upon those who seek Him with a humble heart.
