“My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, and You are the Best of those who show mercy!”
رَّبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Rabbi ighfir warham wa-anta khayrur-raahimeen
Surah Al-Muminoon,verse 118
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Word-by-word Meanings:
| Transliteration | Arabic | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Rabbi | رَّبِّ | My Lord! |
| ighfir | اغْفِرْ | Forgive |
| warham | وَارْحَمْ | and have mercy, |
| wa-anta | وَأَنتَ | and You |
| khayru | خَيْرُ | (are) the Best |
| Ar-raahimeen | الرَّاحِمِينَ | (of) those who show mercy |
Shirk is the worst form of wrong, its practitioner shall never succeed,they will not prosper or be saved.
Allah Subhaanahu wataa’la says in the Holy Quran:-
(117. And whoever invokes besides Allah, any other god, of whom he has no proof; then his reckoning is only with his Lord. Surely, disbelievers will not be successful.) (118. And say : “My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the Best of those who show mercy!”)
Here Allah Subhaanahu wataa’la is teaching us to recite this supplication, for forgiveness, in a general sense, means wiping away sins and concealing them from people, and mercy means guiding a person and helping him to say and do good things.