((اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِرِضَاكَ مِنْ سَخَطِكَ، وَبِمُعَافَاتِكَ مِنْ عُقوبَتِكَ، وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْكَ، لاَ أُحْصِي ثَنَاءً عَلَيْكَ، أَنْتَ كَمَا أَثْنَيْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ)).
(Allahumma innee aAAoothu biridaka min sakhatik, wa-bimuAAafatika min AAuqoobatik, wa-aAAoothu bika mink, la ohsee thana-an AAalayk, anta kama athnayta AAala nafsik.)
(O Allah, I take refuge within Your pleasure from Your displeasure and within Your pardon from Your punishment, and I take refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praise, You are as You have praised Yourself.)
Hisn al-Muslim 19 · Hisn al-Muslim
Source & authenticity
Source: Hisn al-Muslim · Reference: Hisn al-Muslim 19
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 for Qunut in the Witr prayer.
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Context & meaning
Refuge is sought three times, and each time it is sought in Him from Him. The first pair sets Your pleasure against Your displeasure, the second Your pardon against Your punishment — in both, the shelter and the thing sheltered from belong to the same One. The third drops the pairing and states it plainly: I take refuge in You from You. What follows is an admission rather than a request. Praise cannot be counted out, and the wording closes by handing that task back.
When & how to recite
According to its chapter, this is said while in prostration.
Reflection
The supplication ends by giving up its own attempt. Having praised, it concedes the praise cannot be enumerated, and states that the only adequate account of Him is the one He has already given of Himself.
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Common questions
What is being said in English?
The translation given here is: “O Allah, I take refuge within Your pleasure from Your displeasure and within Your pardon from Your punishment, and I take refuge in You from You. I cannot enumerate Your praise, You are as You have praised Yourself.” Refuge is sought three times, and each time it is sought in Him from Him.
How do you say this in Latin letters?
Romanised, it runs: “Allahumma innee aAAoothu biridaka min sakhatik, wa-bimuAAafatika min AAuqoobatik, wa-aAAoothu bika mink, la ohsee thana-an AAalayk, anta kama athnayta AAala nafsik.”
Which collection records it?
Cited here as Riyad as-Salihin 751 · 19:47.
When is this said?
According to its chapter, this is said while in prostration. The supplication ends by giving up its own attempt.