The dua of light
Dua E Noor
دعائے نور اردو ترجمہ کے ساتھ
Dua e Noor, “Allahummaj‘al fi qalbi nura”, in Arabic with Roman, Urdu and English translation, and the authentic hadith of Ibn ‘Abbas it comes from.
By the Darood E Taj project · Arabic checked against several digital editions · Last updated
Dua e Noor is the dua in which the Prophet ﷺ asked Allah to place light in his heart, his hearing, his sight and on every side of him. It was reported by his cousin ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas, who watched the Prophet’s night prayer, and it is in Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih Muslim.
Two wordings are on this page, one from al-Bukhari and one from Muslim, each in Arabic with Roman, Urdu and English. The Arabic of each was compared across independent editions, letter by letter and vowel by vowel.
دعائے نور وہ دعا ہے جس میں نبی کریم ﷺ نے اللہ تعالیٰ سے دل، کان، آنکھ اور ہر طرف نور مانگا۔ اسے ابن عباس رضی اللہ عنہما نے روایت کیا ہے اور یہ صحیح بخاری اور صحیح مسلم میں ہے۔
Dua e Noor in Arabic, Roman, Urdu and English
Allahummaj‘al fi qalbi nura (Sahih al-Bukhari)
دعائے نورProphetic: Taught by the Prophet ﷺ, with the hadith reference.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا
Allahummaj‘al fi qalbi nura
اے اللہ! میرے دل میں نور رکھ دے،
O Allah, put light in my heart,
وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا
wa fi basari nura
اور میری آنکھ میں نور،
light in my sight,
وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا
wa fi sam‘i nura
اور میرے کان میں نور،
light in my hearing,
وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا
wa ‘an yamini nura
اور میرے دائیں نور،
light on my right,
وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا
wa ‘an yasari nura
اور میرے بائیں نور،
light on my left,
وَفَوْقِي نُورًا
wa fawqi nura
اور میرے اوپر نور،
light above me,
وَتَحْتِي نُورًا
wa tahti nura
اور میرے نیچے نور،
light below me,
وَأَمَامِي نُورًا
wa amami nura
اور میرے آگے نور،
light in front of me,
وَخَلْفِي نُورًا
wa khalfi nura
اور میرے پیچھے نور،
light behind me,
وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا
waj‘al li nura
اور میرے لیے نور بنا دے۔
and make for me a light.
Allahummaj‘al fi qalbi nura (Sahih Muslim)
دعائے نور، مسلم کی روایتProphetic: Taught by the Prophet ﷺ, with the hadith reference.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا
Allahummaj‘al fi qalbi nura
اے اللہ! میرے دل میں نور رکھ دے،
O Allah, put light in my heart,
وَفِي لِسَانِي نُورًا
wa fi lisani nura
اور میری زبان میں نور،
light in my tongue,
وَاجْعَلْ فِي سَمْعِي نُورًا
waj‘al fi sam‘i nura
اور میرے کان میں نور رکھ دے،
put light in my hearing,
وَاجْعَلْ فِي بَصَرِي نُورًا
waj‘al fi basari nura
اور میری آنکھ میں نور رکھ دے،
put light in my sight,
وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ خَلْفِي نُورًا
waj‘al min khalfi nura
اور میرے پیچھے نور رکھ دے،
put light behind me,
وَمِنْ أَمَامِي نُورًا
wa min amami nura
اور میرے آگے نور،
and light in front of me,
وَاجْعَلْ مِنْ فَوْقِي نُورًا
waj‘al min fawqi nura
اور میرے اوپر نور رکھ دے،
put light above me,
وَمِنْ تَحْتِي نُورًا
wa min tahti nura
اور میرے نیچے نور،
and light below me.
اللَّهُمَّ أَعْطِنِي نُورًا
Allahumma a‘tini nura
اے اللہ! مجھے نور عطا فرما۔
O Allah, grant me light.
- Another narration of the same hadith in Sahih Muslim (763) gives a longer wording that also asks for light in the nerves, flesh, blood, hair and skin. The wording above is the one the page has been able to check against independent editions.
When the Prophet ﷺ said it
The narrations of Ibn ‘Abbas give different occasions: some in the night prayer, and one as he went out to the prayer after the call. Scholars have discussed which is meant and what it covers, so the dua can be read in the night prayer or on the way to the mosque, as the narrations mention.
No fixed number of times is reported for it.
Questions about dua e noor
What is Dua e Noor?
It is the dua of light, in which the Prophet ﷺ asked Allah to place light in his heart, hearing and sight and on every side of him. It begins “Allahummaj‘al fi qalbi nura”.
Where is Dua e Noor from?
It is in Sahih al-Bukhari (6316) and Sahih Muslim (763), reported by ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Abbas. Both books are on this page.
When should Dua e Noor be read?
The narrations mention the night prayer and the walk to the prayer after the call. There is no fixed number of times.
What is the meaning of Dua e Noor in Urdu?
It asks Allah to place light in the heart, in the sight and hearing, on the right and left, above and below, in front and behind, and to make the person a light. The full Urdu translation is on this page beside each line.