Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة) • The Cow

Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanahThe dua for good in this world and the next · Quran 2:201

Also written Rabbana atina fi dunya hasanatan wa fil akhirati hasanatan · Dua for the hereafter · رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً

2:201

وَمِنْهُم مَّن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ

wamin'hum man yaqūlu rabbanā ātinā fī l-dun'yā ḥasanatan wafī l-ākhirati ḥasanatan waqinā ʿadhāba l-nāri

But among them is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world [that which is] good and in the Hereafter [that which is] good and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

— Saheeh International

others pray, ‘Our Lord, give us good in this world and in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And of them there are some who say: "Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!"

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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What is Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah about?

Verse 201 of Surah Al-Baqarah contains the most frequently recited dua in the Quran: "Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire." It follows a verse describing people who ask only for this world, and it describes the believers who ask for both. The word hasanah, "good", is left open on purpose; commentators include health, provision, a righteous spouse and knowledge in this world, and Paradise and safety from the Fire in the next. The Prophet ﷺ made this dua more than any other, which is why it closes so many gatherings and prayers.

When is it recited?

  • The dua the Prophet ﷺ made most often.(Sahih al-Bukhari 4522; Sahih Muslim 2690)
  • Between the Yemeni corner and the Black Stone during tawaf, and at the end of gatherings and prayers.

Sources: Quran 2:201 · Sahih al-Bukhari 4522; Sahih Muslim 2690. Reviewed by Ummatey editorial, October 2026.

Word by Word

وَمِنْهُمwamin'humAnd from those
مَّنmanwho
يَقُولُyaqūlusay
رَبَّنَآrabbanāOur Lord
ءَاتِنَاātināGrant us
فِىfīin
ٱلدُّنْيَاl-dun'yāthe world
حَسَنَةًۭḥasanatangood
وَفِىwafīand in
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِl-ākhiratithe Hereafter
حَسَنَةًۭḥasanatangood
وَقِنَاwaqināand save us
عَذَابَʿadhāba(from the) punishment
ٱلنَّارِl-nāri(of) the Fire
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