Dua for Distress and a Heavy Heart

August 18, 2026

Ruh Daralması ve İç Sıkıntısı İçin Okunacak Dua

Explanation

This dua is recited in times of spiritual distress, inner heaviness and a troubled state of mind.

Dua Text

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ، اِرْفَعْ قَدْرِي وَاشْرَحْ صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ أَمْرِي، وَارْزُقْنِي مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا أَحْتَسِبُ بِفَضْلِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بِجَمَالِ الْعِزَّةِ وَجَلَالِ الْهَيْبَةِ وَعِزَّةِ الْقُدْرَةِ وَجَبَرُوتِ الْعَظَمَةِ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنْ عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ الَّذِينَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Transliteration

Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim. Irfa’ qadri washrah sadri wa yassir amri, warzuqni min haythu la ahtasibu bi-fadlika wa karamika wa ihsanik, wa as’aluka bi-jamali al-‘izzati wa jalali al-haybati wa ‘izzati al-qudrati wa jabaruti al-‘azamati an taj’alani min ‘ibadika as-salihina alladhina la khawfun ‘alayhim wa la hum yahzanun.

Meaning

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Raise my rank, expand my chest, and make my affairs easy for me. Provide for me from where I do not expect, through Your grace, Your generosity and Your kindness. I ask You by the beauty of Your might, the majesty of Your awe, the might of Your power and the strength of Your greatness: make me one of Your righteous servants who have no fear and do not grieve.

What Is Asked in This Dua

This dua begins with the basmala, and in its first sentences the servant asks for three things: that his rank be raised, that his chest be expanded and that his affairs be made easy. The expansion of the chest means that the inner heaviness lifts and the heart finds relief; for someone going through distress, this is the most central request of the dua. Then the servant asks for provision from where he does not expect, and he asks for it through Allah’s grace, generosity and kindness.

In the second part of the dua, the servant makes his request by the beauty of Allah’s might, the majesty of His awe, the might of His power and the strength of His greatness. These expressions highlight Allah’s greatness and power; against his own helplessness, the servant takes refuge in this power. The final request is to be counted among the righteous servants who have no fear and do not grieve. In this way the dua asks both for relief from today’s distress and for lasting inner peace.

When and How to Recite

As stated in the source book, this dua is recited in times of spiritual distress, inner heaviness and a troubled state of mind. The book reminds us that illnesses can be physical and spiritual, and recommends both consulting a doctor and continuing to recite this dua; that is, the dua is placed alongside treatment, not in place of it. No specific time or number is mentioned; it can be recited regularly during difficult times.

Reciting it in wudu and in a calm setting is preferable but not required. It should be recited while reflecting on its meaning, especially feeling the wish for the chest to be expanded and for affairs to be made easy. One can also make this dua using its meaning in one’s own language.

Virtue

The source book states that illnesses are both physical and spiritual, and recommends both consulting a doctor and continuing to recite this dua.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the dua for spiritual distress recited?

It is recited in times of spiritual distress, inner heaviness and a troubled state of mind. No specific time is mentioned; one can keep reciting it regularly during difficult days.

Is the dua for distress enough on its own?

The book states that illnesses can be physical and spiritual, and recommends both consulting a doctor and continuing to recite the dua.

What does the dua for distress mean?

The servant asks that his rank be raised, his chest be relieved, his affairs be made easy, that he be provided for from where he does not expect, and that he be among the righteous servants who have no fear and do not grieve.

Source

Majmu'at al-Ahzab, vol. 1, p. 11.

The text on this page was prepared by Dua Kitaplığı based on the work cited above. The Arabic text has been transcribed from the original with its vowel marks, and the transliteration in Latin letters and the English meaning are given separately. No virtue or number that does not appear in the source is added to this page. How do we prepare our content?

Published: 18 August 2026 · Last updated: 9 October 2026