Surah Al-Mu'minun (المؤمنون) • The Believers

Rabbi-ghfir warhamThe last verse of Surah Al-Mu’minun · Quran 23:118

Also written Rabbighfir warham wa anta khairur rahimin · Dua for forgiveness · رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ

23:118

وَقُل رَّبِّ ٱغْفِرْ وَٱرْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ

waqul rabbi igh'fir wa-ir'ḥam wa-anta khayru l-rāḥimīna

And, [O Muḥammad], say, "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful."

— Saheeh International

Say [Prophet], ‘Lord, forgive and have mercy: You are the most merciful of all.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy!"

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

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What is Rabbi-ghfir warham about?

The final verse of Surah Al-Mu’minun is a dua the Prophet ﷺ was told to say: "My Lord, forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of those who show mercy." The surah began by describing the believers who will succeed and ended with the disbelievers who will fail, and this closing dua gives the believer the right posture between the two: asking for forgiveness and mercy, not claiming success. The dua is unusually brief, with no object after "forgive", so that it covers every sin, and no object after "have mercy", so that it covers every need.

When is it recited?

  • A short dua for forgiveness used after prayer and at any time.

Sources: Quran 23:118. Reviewed by Ummatey editorial, October 2026.

Word by Word

وَقُلwaqulAnd say
رَّبِّrabbiMy Lord
ٱغْفِرْigh'firForgive
وَٱرْحَمْwa-ir'ḥamand have mercy
وَأَنتَwa-antaand You
خَيْرُkhayru(are the) Best
ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَl-rāḥimīna(of) those who show mercy
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