Ayat al-Kursi — Words of remembrance for morning and evening

أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ ﴿اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الحَيُّ القَيُّومُ لاَ تَأخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَومٌ لَّهُ مَا فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرضِ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذنِهِ يَعلَمُ مَا بَينَ أَيدِيهِم وَمَا خَلفَهُم وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيءٍ مِّن عِلمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاء وَسِعَ كُرسِيُّهُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرضَ وَلاَ يَؤُودُهُ حِفظُهُمَا وَهُوَ العَلِيُّ العَظِيمُ﴾.

Approximate Arabic reading aid

A'ūdhu billāhi mina ash-shayṭāni ar-rajīmi allāhu lā ilāha illā huwa alḥayyu alqayyūmu lā ta'akhudhuhu sinatun walā nawmun lahu mā fī as-samawāti wamā fī al'arḍi man dhā alladhī yashfa'u 'indahu illā bi'idhnihi ya'lamu mā bayna aydīhim wamā khalfahum walā yuḥīṭūna bishay'in min 'ilmihi illā bimā shā' wasi'a kursiyyuhu as-samawāti wal-'arḍa walā ya'ūduhu ḥifẓuhumā wahuwa al'aliyyu al'aẓīmu.

English meaning

Allah - there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of [all] existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission? He knows what is [presently] before them and what will be after them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for what He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the Most Great.

Explanation (Tafseer)

Ayat al-Kursi centers this morning and evening remembrance on Allah's oneness and complete sustaining power. It describes His freedom from sleep, ownership of creation, knowledge of what lies before and after people, authority over intercession, encompassing Kursi, effortless preservation, and supreme greatness.

When to use

Words of remembrance for morning and evening

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 75

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