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Dua is the beating heart of Ramadan. The fast softens the heart, the nights open for prayer, and the Prophet (peace be upon him) told us that the supplication of a fasting person at iftar is not rejected. This page gathers what you need in one place: the essential duas of the month — the sehri intention, the iftar duas, the dua for Laylatul Qadr and the traditional duas of the three ashras — followed by a short, authentic dua for each of the thirty days.
Every dua is given in Arabic, with a plain transliteration so you can read it aloud even if your Arabic is still growing, and an English translation so you know exactly what you are asking. Use the day quick-jump to land on today's dua, copy any dua to share it with family, and return each evening: thirty days, thirty conversations with Allah, none of them repeated by accident.
Start with the core collection at the top of this page. The sehri wording expresses the intention (niyyah) — remembering that intention itself lives in the heart, and the words simply focus it. The iftar duas are said at Maghrib: the long, beloved 'Allahumma inni laka sumtu…' and, after the first sip, 'Dhahaba adh-dhama…' — 'the thirst has gone, the veins are moistened, and the reward is confirmed.' Also here are the dua for your iftar host and the Quranic dua for parents, the two duas of gratitude a Ramadan table calls for most.
The three ashra duas divide the month into its traditional seasons: mercy in the first ten days ('Rabbi ighfir warham…'), forgiveness in the middle ten (a form of istighfar), and protection from the Fire in the last ten ('Allahumma ajirni minan-naar'). They are widely taught and easy to memorise — one short line per ten days — and they give the month a rhythm a child can follow too.
Below the essentials, each day of Ramadan carries its own short dua, drawn from the Quran and the authenticated supplications of the Prophet (peace be upon him): 'Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah…' for good in both worlds, 'Ya muqallibal-quloob…' for a steadfast heart, the dua of Adam for when we wrong ourselves, the dua of Musa for an opened chest, and many more. Each is one or two lines — long enough to mean something, short enough to learn by heart at the iftar table.
The last ten days lean deliberately towards Laylatul Qadr: forgiveness for all believers, dua for family, freedom from the Fire for you and your parents, and the great Qadr dua itself woven through the nights. Day thirty closes the month by handing everything back — 'Our Lord, accept from us our fasting, our night prayers, our bowing and our prostration.'
Reciting the Arabic is beautiful, and understanding it is better, but dua was never meant to be only recitation. After the day's dua, add your own words — in your own language, about your own life: the exam, the illness, the debt, the child, the parent in another country. The scholars of the heart have always said the same thing: a dua list written in advance, prayed consistently across thirty iftars, changes a Ramadan.
Timing helps too. The strongest moments are the minutes just before iftar, the last third of the night at sehri, and any moment of prostration. Keep this page open on your phone at the table, copy the day's dua into your family group each morning, and let one person read it aloud before the dates are passed around — small rituals are how duas become family traditions.
The most familiar is 'Allahumma inni laka sumtu wa bika aamantu wa 'alayka tawakkaltu wa 'ala rizqika aftartu' — O Allah, I fasted for You… and with Your provision I break my fast. After the first sip, the soundly reported 'Dhahaba adh-dhama…' is also said. Both are at the top of this page with Arabic and translation.
The dua the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught Aisha for that night: 'Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun tuhibbul-'afwa fa'fu 'anni' — O Allah, You are Pardoning and You love pardon, so pardon me. Repeat it often through the odd nights, alongside your own personal duas.
No. Intention is an act of the heart — resolving to fast is the niyyah. The familiar sehri wording is a helpful reminder taught in many communities, not a condition for the fast's validity. It is included here because millions find it focuses the heart before Fajr.
Traditional short duas for the month's three stages: days 1–10 mercy ('Rabbi ighfir warham wa anta khayrur-raahimeen'), days 11–20 forgiveness ('Astaghfirullaha Rabbi min kulli dhambin wa atubu ilayh'), and days 21–30 protection ('Allahumma ajirni minan-naar'). All three appear in the core collection on this page.
Yes. The Arabic duas carry the Prophet's and the Quran's exact words, which is a blessing in itself, but personal supplication in the language you think in is fully accepted and encouraged — especially at iftar and in the last third of the night.