What to do if you have a bad dream or nightmare
2 adhkar in their Arabic wording from Hisn al-Muslim, with their English meaning.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillahir-rahmanir-raheem
Each dua: the Arabic, then a transliteration to help you say it aloud, then its meaning.
[ (يَنْفُثُ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ (ثلاثاً)) - (يَسْتَعِيذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ وَمِنْ شَرِّ مَا رَأَى (ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ)) - ((لاَ يُحَدِّثْ بِهَا أَحَداً)) - ((يَــتَحَوَّلُ عَنْ جَنْبِهِ الَّذِي كَانَ عَلَيْهِ)) ]
[((Spit on your left three times)(Spit: A form of spitting comprising mainly of air with little spittle)) - (Seek refuge in Allah from shaytan and the evil of what you saw (Three Times)) - (Do not relate it to anyone) - (Turn and sleep on the opposite side to which you were sleeping on previously.) - (Get up and pray if you so desire.) ]
once((ويَقُومُ يُصَلِّي إِنْ أَرَادَ ذَلِكَ)).
Wyaqoomu yusallee in arada dhalik.
(Get up and pray if you so desire.)
once
Source: Hisn al-Muslim by Saʿid ibn ʿAli ibn Wahf al-Qahtani. The Arabic is verbatim from the book; the English meaning is from the hisnmuslim.com English edition. The transliteration is generated by Waqtazan from the voweled Arabic as a reading aid — the Arabic and the recitation remain the reference. Virtues are quoted only from authentic hadith (al-Bukhari, Muslim, or graded sahih/hasan by al-Albani). Recitations: hisnmuslim.com.