((سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ، اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي)).
(Subhanakal-lahumma rabbana wabihamdik, allahummagh-fir lee)
(How perfect You are O Allah, our Lord and I praise You. O Allah, forgive me.)
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 17
Translation: Hisn al-Muslim (Fortress of the Muslim), Sa'id al-Qahtani — see site-wide attribution
The same wording is also listed in this library under Invocations during Sujood.
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Context & meaning
Allah is addressed at the opening of each of the two clauses, and that doubling is the shape of the whole supplication. The first clause sets perfection beside praise — how perfect You are, and I praise You — with the title our Lord placed between them. The second abandons description entirely and asks for one thing: forgive me. No reason accompanies the request, no condition limits it, and no further words follow it.
When & how to recite
'Aishah reported these words, and the chapter assigns them to the bowing.
Reflection
More of its length goes to addressing Him than to asking. The request arrives last, occupies three words, and closes the supplication without any return to praise.
About these notesThe notes above explain the wording of the supplication as it is translated on this page. They add no commentary, history or ruling beyond it.
Common questions
Which collection records it?
This page cites Riyad as-Salihin 746 · 17:34.
What is being said in English?
The translation given here is: “How perfect You are O Allah, our Lord and I praise You. O Allah, forgive me.” Allah is addressed at the opening of each of the two clauses, and that doubling is the shape of the whole supplication.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Written in Latin letters it is: “Subhanakal-lahumma rabbana wabihamdik, allahummagh-fir lee”
When is this said?
'Aishah reported these words, and the chapter assigns them to the bowing. More of its length goes to addressing Him than to asking.