Duas for Palestine and Gaza in English with transliteration and translation

This article was first published on 15 February 2024, and has since been updated as of 25 March 2025

It has been over 75 years since the Nakba in 1948. Throughout these years, Palestinians have had to bear unimaginable oppression and suffering.

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Every time we see news of Palestinians being oppressed, displaced or killed, we can’t help but feel grief, rage, sadness, and helplessness. 

Firstly, it is okay to feel and allow yourself to process these feelings. It's important that we acknowledge them and, thus, respond accordingly. 

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Secondly, it is during these times that we should be more spiritually resilient and increase our ibadah, and one of the simplest forms of ibadah is by reciting duas or supplication.

The beauty of making a dua is that it bridges your connection with Allah s.w.t. and it can be recited anytime, no matter your condition and situation. Be it when you are feeling sad or happy, there is always time to recite a dua.

Allah s.w.t. mentioned in the Quran:

وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ٱدْعُونِىٓ أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ ۚ

"Your Lord has proclaimed, “Call upon Me, I will respond to you.”

(Surah Ghafir, 40:60)

The dua compiled in this humble list is a recommendation for you to recite. In reality, you may recite whatever is brimming in your heart, whether it is in Arabic or English or in any language you are comfortable with. However, there are times when it is difficult to express our feelings in words. This is where the list may come in handy for you. 

You may recite the same dua over and over again. There is nothing wrong with repeating your duas. In fact, it just proves your resilience and complete reliance upon Allah s.w.t. Although most of the duas in this list are made in the form of 'we' or 'us', you can intend that the dua be directed particularly for the Palestinians while including others who are in need and for yourselves, too.

Read: 4 ways to respond to the sufferings faced by the Palestinian people

1. Dua For Palestine

You may recite this dua anytime, especially after your fadhu or sunnah prayers.

اللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ لنَا فِي هَذَا ٱلْيَوْم دُعَاءً لَا تُرَدُّ، وَٱفْتَحْ لنَا بََابًَا فِي ٱلْْجَنَّةِ لَا يُسَدُّ، وَٱحْشُرْنَا فِي زُمْرَةِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، اللَّهُمَّ حَبِّبْ خَيْرَ خَلْقِكَ فِينَا، وَمِنْ حَوْضِ نَبِيِّكَ ٱسْقِنَا، وَفِي جَنَّتِكَ آوِنَا، وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ ٱحْتَوِنَا، وَأُمْنِيَّتَنَا أَعْطِنَا، وَبِفَضْلِكَ أَغْنِنَا، وَلِطَاعَتِكَ ٱهْدِنَا، وَمِنْ عَذَابِ النَّارِ ٱحْمِنَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ حَاسِدٍ ٱكْفِنَا

اللَّهُمَّ يَا مُنْتَهَى كُلِّ نَجْوَى، وَيَا سَامِعَ كُلِّ شَكْوَى، يَا نَاصِرَ الْمَظْلُومِينَ، وَيَا رَاحِمَ الضُّعَفَاءِ وَالمَسَاكِينِ، ٱنْصُرْ إِخْوَانَنَا الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ، وَخَاصَّةً غَزَّةَ وَفِلَسْطِين، يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ

اللَّهُمَّ دَاوِ جَرْحَاهُمْ، وَٱشْفِ مَرْضَاهُمْ، وَأَطْعِمْ جَوْعَاهُمْ، وَاسْقِ عَطْشَاهُمْ، وَادْفِئْ بَرْدَاهُمْ، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّهُمْ حُفَاةٌ فَاحْمِلْهُمْ، وَعُرَاةٌ فَاكْسُهُمْ، وَمَظْلُومُونَ فَانْصُرْهُمْ، يَا مُغِيثَ المُسْتَغِيثِينَ

اللَّهُمَّ زَمِّلْهُم بِرَحْمَتِكَ، وَأَسْكِنْهُمْ بِمَوَدَّتِكَ، وَقَوِّهِمْ بِقُوَّتِكَ، وَثَبِّتْهُمْ بِعِزَّتِكَ. اللَّهُمَّ ٱحْفَظْهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ جَبَّارٍعَنِيدٍ، وَأَبْعِدْهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ ظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ. اللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ جَمِيعَ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا، وَجَمِيعَ هَمِّهِمْ فَرَجًا، وَجَمِيعَ ضِيْقِهِمْ مَخْرَجًا، وَجَمِيعَ حُزْنِهِمْ فَرَحًا، يَا رَبَّ الْعَالَمِينَ

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً، وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

"Ya Allah, bestow upon us on this day a supplication that will not be rejected, and open for us a door in Paradise that will not be shut. Gather us in the company of our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.  

Ya Allah, make the best of Your creation beloved to us, and from the 'hawdh' (pond) of Your Prophet, quench us, and in Your Paradise, grant us refuge, and with Your mercy, envelop us, and grant us our wishes, and with Your bounty, enrich us, and to Your obedience, guide us, and from the punishment of the Fire, protect us, and from the evil of every envier, suffice us against.  

Ya Allah, the One who hears every plea, the One who listens to every complaint, help our oppressed brothers and sisters every where especially in Gaza and Palestine, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.  

Ya Allah, heal their wound, cure their sick, feed their hunger, quench their thirst, warm their coldness, Ya Rabbal 'Alamin.

Ya Allah, they are barefoot, so cover them; they are unclothed, clothe them; they are oppressed, so grant them aid, O Helper of the oppressed and The Responder to the call of the distressed.  

Ya Allah, envelop them in Your mercy, calm them with Your love, strengthen them with Your power, and make them firm with Your might.

Ya Allah, protect them from every stubborn tyrant, and keep them far from every oppressor of the servants.

Ya Allah, turn all their fear into security, all their distress into relief, all their hardship into ease, and all their sorrow into joy, Ya Rabbal 'Alamin. 

Our Lord, grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire."

2. Dua seeking Allah's gentleness 

It is recommended to supplicate to Allah by His 99 Divine Names. This is clearly advocated in the Quran in Surah Al-A'raf:

وَلِلَّهِ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَٱدْعُوهُ بِهَا

“Allah has the Most Beautiful Names. So call upon Him by them,"

(Surah Al-A’raf, 7:180)

You may start any of your dua with any of His 99 Names of Beauty. However, it is better to call His names by the attributes you are looking for. The following dua is an example of that. Our scholars have recommened us to recite this dua in times of hardship and calamity:

يَا لَطِيفًا لَمْ يَزَل، اُلْطُف بِنَا فِيمَا نَزَل، إِنَّكَ لَطِيفٌ لَم تَزَل، اُلطُفْ بِنَا وَالمُسْلِمِين

Ya Latifan lam yazal, ultuf bina fima nazal, innaka Latifun lap tazal, ultuf bina wal-Muslimin

"O Gentle Who remains forever, be gentle to us in all that befalls us; You are constantly Gentle; treat us and all Muslims with gentleness."

3. Dua for protection from all directions

Another important supplication that can be read in these times is the dua, which seeks Allah’s protection and assurance to calm their hearts. 

اللَّهُمَّ اسْتُرْ عَورَاتِهم وَآمِنْ رَوعَاتِهم، وَاحْفَظْهم مِن بَينِ أَيَدَيهم، وَمِن خَلفِهم وَعَن أَيَمِينِهم وَعَن شِمَائِلِهِم وَمِن فَوقِهِم

Allahummas-tur ‘auratihim wa-amin rau’atihim, wah-fazhum min baini aydihim, wa-min khalfihim, wa-’an aymanihim, wa-’an syama-ilihim, wa-min fawqihim

"O Allah, conceal their shortcomings, calm their fears, and protect them from before them, and behind them, from their right and their left, from above them."

This dua is an adaptation of the Prophet's dua recorded by Imam Ibn Majah in his book compilation of hadith (Sunan). We may never know what comes next. This dua intends for protection from all directions. 

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4. Dua to amend our condition and seek betterment in all affairs

Another dua which begins by calling upon Allah s.w.t. by His Divine Names.

يَا حَيُّ يَا قَيُّومُ بِرَحْمَتِكَ نَسْتَغِيثُ وَمِن عَذَابِكَ نَستَجِير, أَصْلِحْ لنَا شُؤونِنَا كُلَّهَا وَلَا تَكِلْنَا إِلَى أَنَفُسِنَا وَلَا إِلَى أَحَدٍ مِن خَلقِكَ طَرْفَةَ عَيْنٍ

Ya Hayyu Ya Qayyum, birahmatika nastaghith, wa min 'azabika nastajir, aslih lana syu'unana kullaha wa la takilna ila anfusina, wa la ila ahadin min khalqika torfata 'aynin

"O Ever-Living, O Sustainer of all, by Your mercy we seek help, and from Your torment, we seek refuge. Reconcile all our affairs for us, and do not leave us to ourselves or to any of Your creation, even in the blink of an eye."

This dua is inspired by the Prophet's advice to his beloved daughter Fatimah r.a. to recite it every morning and in the afternoon. When we are under Allah's care and protection, even what may apparently seem to be afflictions can turn into wisdom in disguise. When we ask Allah to reconcile all our affairs, this refers to matters related to this life and especially the Hereafter. 

5. Dua for protection from trials and tribulations

In these tumultuous times, Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. has clearly warned us to protect ourselves against trials and tribulations (fitan). Palestinians have been facing the difficulty of occupation and oppression for years. Yet, we have seen how they endured and displayed unmatched resilience in faith. A worse tribulation is to lose sight of ourselves and God in the midst of hardship and adversity.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْقَبْرِ, وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَسِيحِ الدَّجَّالِ, وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ فِتْنَةِ الْمَحْيَا وَالْمَمَاتِ, اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْمَأْثَمِ وَالْمَغْرَمِ

Allahumma inni a’uzubika min ‘azabil-qabr, wa a’uzubika min fitnatil-masihid-dajjal, wa a’uzubika min fitnatil-mahya wal-mamat. Allahumma inni a’uzubika minal-ma’thami wal-maghram.

"O Allah! I seek refuge in You from the torment of the grave, and I seek refuge in You from the trials of the Dajjal, and I seek refuge in You from the trials of Life and Death. O Allah! I seek refuge in You from sin and debts."

(Sunan Abi Daud)

The Prophet s.a.w. would sometimes read this supplication after the end of his prayers. This dua is usually read after the tahiyyat akhir, before giving the salam.

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Conclusion

As Muslims, how we see life is elevated to a broader lens extending to not just this world but also the next. Allah s.w.t. promised us that even when we may not see the embodiment of our dua before us, it is never wasted. Allah s.w.t. will grant the best for those who remain hopeful in accordance with His divine wisdom.

Likewise, there are those who may enjoy their temporal gifts of this world while abusing it and bringing corruption to the land. That, too, will not be merely dismissed.

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَـٰفِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍۢ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ ٱلْأَبْصَـٰرُ

"Do not think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers do. He only delays them until a Day when (their) eyes will stare in horror."

(Surah Ibrahim, 14:42)

Finally, we should not waver in our ibadah. We should strengthen our connection with Allah s.w.t. fand have that our efforts will never go to waste. As how Allah s.w.t. tells us in the chronicles of Prophet Yusuf a.s, facing tribulation all his life until he finally met the wisdom behind his adversity:

 قَدْ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

“Allah has been very kind to us. Surely, whoever fears Allah and observes patience, Allah does not let the reward of such good people to go to waste.”

(Surah Yusuf, 12:90)

It is even more admiring to see that even when Prophet Yusuf a.s. was met with misery in almost every episode of his life, he never once lost his faith in Allah and only saw goodness which was shown in the eventual outcome of those events. This is expressed in this verse "Allah has been very kind to us". This sense of good thoughts in Allah s.w.t. is expressed in his taqwa and patience.

May Allah s.w.t. accept our sincerest efforts and ease the affairs of our brothers and sisters in Palestine.

May He grant relief, aid and freedom for the Palestinians. May Allah strengthen our faith and guide us to that which brings us tranquillity and peace, both in this world and the next.

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