Invocations for when you meet an adversary or a powerful ruler.

1. ((اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَجْعَلُكَ فِي نُحُورِهِم، وَنَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شُرُورِهِمْ)).

   Allahumma inna naj'aluka fee nuhoorihim, wana'oodhu bika min shuroorihim.

   (O Allah, we place You before them and we take refuge in You from their evil.)

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2. ((اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ عَضُدِي، وَأَنْتَ نَصِيرِي، بِكَ أَحُولُ وَبِكَ أَصُولُ، وَبِكَ أُقاتِلُ)).

   Allahumma anta 'adudee, wa anta naseeree, bika ahoolu wabika asool, wabika uqatil.

   (O Allah, You are my supporter and You are my helper, by You I move and by You I attack and by You I battle.)

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3. ((حَسْبُنا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ)).

   Hasbunallahu wani'mal-wakeel.

   (Allah is sufficient for us, and how fine a trustee (He is).)

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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.