(غُفْرَانَكَ).
ghufranak
I ask for Your forgiveness (O Allah).
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 7
Translation: dua-dhikr (fitrahive), free redistribution
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Context & meaning
Four words carry the whole of it, and the address is supplied in brackets by the translation rather than standing in the sentence itself. Forgiveness is asked for with no object attached — nothing is named as the thing to be forgiven, no reason is offered, and no description of Him precedes the request. The supplication asks once and then stops.
When & how to recite
The chapter places these words on leaving the restroom.
Reflection
It is the shortest form a request can take: a verb, a pronoun, and the thing sought. Nothing surrounds it on either side, and nothing follows it.
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Common questions
What is being said in English?
The translation given here is: “I ask for Your forgiveness (O Allah).” Four words carry the whole of it, and the address is supplied in brackets by the translation rather than standing in the sentence itself.
When is this said?
The chapter places these words on leaving the restroom. It is the shortest form a request can take: a verb, a pronoun, and the thing sought.
Which collection records it?
Cited here as Hisn al-Muslim 7:11.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Transliterated: “ghufranak”