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Dua before sleeping — Lord of the seven heavens
اللَّهُـمَّ رَبَّ السَّمَـاوَاتِ السَّبْـعِ وَرَبَّ الْعَـرْشِ الْعَظِـيمِ، رَبَّنَـا وَرَبَّ كُلِّ شَـيْءٍ، فَالِـقَ الْحَـبِّ وَالنَّـوَى، وَمُـنَزِّلَ التَّـوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِـيلِ، وَالْفُـرْقَانِ، أَعُـوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَـرِّ كُلِّ شَـيْءٍ أَنْتَ آخِـذٌ بِنَـاصِيَتِهِ. اللَّهُـمَّ أَنْتَ الْأَوَّلُ فَلَـيْسَ قَبْـلَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْآخِـرُ فَلَـيْسَ بَعْـدَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الظَّـاهِرُ فَلَـيْسَ فَـوْقَكَ شَيْءٌ، وَأَنْتَ الْبَـاطِنُ فَلَـيْسَ دُونَـكَ شَيْءٌ، اقْـضِ عَنَّا الـدَّيْنَ وَأَغْـنِنَا مِنَ الْفَـقْرِ
Allāhumma rabba s-samāwāti s-sab‘i wa rabba l-‘arši l-‘aẓīm, rabbanā wa rabba kulli šay’, fāliqa l-ḥabbi wa n-nawā, wa munazzila t-tawrāti wa l-injīl, wa l-furqān, a‘ūdhu bika min šarri kulli šay’in anta ākhidhun bināṣiyatih. Allāhumma anta l-awwalu falaysa qablaka šay’, wa anta l-ākhiru falaysa ba‘daka šay’, wa anta ẓ-ẓāhiru falaysa fawqaka šay’, wa anta l-bāṭinu falaysa dūnaka šay’, iqḍi ‘anna d-dayna wa aghninā mina l-faqr.
Translation
O Allaah, Lord of the seven heavens and the exalted throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of the seed and the date stone, Revealer of the Torah, the Injeel (Gospel) and the Furqan (the Qura'n), I take refuge in You from the evil of all things You shall seize by the forelock (i.e., You have total mastery over). O Allaah, You are The First, so there is nothing before You, and You are The Last, so there is nothing after You. You are Aththahir (Manifest), so there is nothing above You, and You are Al-Batin (Hidden), so there is nothing closer than You. Settle our debt for us and spare us from poverty.
When to recite
Before going to sleep.
Footnote
Tawrah: The book revealed to Moosa (Alayhi s-salam).
Injeel: The book was revealed to Easa (Alayhi s-salam).
Furqan: One of the many names of the Quran, means: The Criterion which distinguishes between truth and falsehood.
Aththahir: Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance of every single creation in respect to His greatness and Highness, for He is above all of His creation as regards His essence and attributes.
Al-Batin: Indicates His awareness and knowledge of all secrets, of that which is in the hearts and the most intimate of things, just as it indicates His closeness and nearness to all in a manner which befits His majesty.
Source / Reference
Hisnul Muslim 103