ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ وَابْتَلَّتِ العُرُوقُ، وَثَبَتَ الْأَجْرُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ
Dhahaba aẓ-ẓamaʾu wa ibtallati l-ʿurūqu, wa thabata l-ʾajru in shāʾa llāh
The thirst has gone and the veins are quenched, and reward is confirmed, if Allah wills.
Duas Before and After Eating
12 supplicationsBefore and after eating, for a host, for the one who gives you drink, and at slaughter.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي
Allāhumma innī asʾaluka bi-raḥmatika allatī wa siʿat kulla shayʾin an taghfira lī
O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy which envelopes all things, that You forgive me.
Variation: Before eating
إِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمْ طَعَاماً فَلْيَقُلْ
Before eating, say:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Bismi llāh
In the name of Allah.
Variation: If you forgot
فَإِنْ نَسِيَ فِي أَوَّلِهِ فَلْيَقُلْ
If you forgot at the beginning, say:
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ فِي أَوَّلِهِ وَآخِرِهِ
Bismi llāhi fī awwalihi wa ākhirih
In the name of Allah at its beginning and its end.
Variation: For food
مَنْ أَطْعَمَهُ اللَّهُ الطَّعَامَ فَلْيَقُلْ:
When Allah provides you with food, say:
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَأَطْعِمْنَا خَيْراً مِنْهُ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa aṭʿimnā khayran minh
O Allah, bless it for us and provide us with food better than it.
Variation: For milk
وَمَنْ سَقَاهُ اللَّهُ لَبَناً فَلْيَقُلْ
When Allah gives you milk to drink, say:
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِيهِ وَزِدْنَا مِنْهُ
Allāhumma bārik lanā fīhi wa zidnā minh
O Allah, bless it for us and give us more of it.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا، وَرَزَقَنِيهِ، مِنْ غَيْرِ حَوْلٍ مِنِّي وَلاَ قُوَّةٍ
Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi alladhī aṭʿamanī hādhā, wa razaqanīhi, min ghayri ḥawlin minnī walā quwwah
All praise is for Allah who fed me this and provided it for me without any might nor power from myself.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ حَمْداً كَثِيراً طَيِّباً مُبَارَكاً فِيهِ، غَيْرَ [مَكْفِيٍّ وَلاَ ] مُوَدَّعٍ، وَلاَ مُسْتَغْنَىً عَنْهُ رَبَّنَا
Al-ḥamdu li-llāhi ḥamdan ka-thīran ṭayyiban mubārakan fīhi, ghayra makfiyyin walā muwaddaʿin, walā mustaghnayan ʿanhu rabbanā
Allah be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise, a never-ending praise, a praise which we will never bid farewell to and an indispensable praise, He is our Lord. There are other views as regards to the understanding of this supplication, from them: Allah be praised with an abundant beautiful blessed praise. He is The One Who is sufficient, feeds and is not fed. The One Who is longed for, along with that which is with Him and The One Who is needed, He is our Lord.
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَهُمْ فِيمَا رَزَقْتَهُم، وَاغْفِرْ لَهُمْ وَارْحَمْهُمْ
Allāhumma bārik lahum fīmā razaqtahum, wa ighfir lahum wa irḥamhum
O Allah, bless for them, that which You have provided them, forgive them and have mercy upon them.
اللَّهُمَّ أَطْعِمْ مَنْ أَطْعَمَنِي، وَاسْقِ مَنْ سَقَانِي
Allāhumma aṭʿim man aṭʿamanī, wa isqi man saqānī
O Allah, feed him who fed me, and provide with drink him who provided me with drink.
أَفْطَرَ عِنْدَكُمُ الصَّائِمُونَ، وَأَكَلَ طَعَامَكُمُ الْأَبْرَارُ، وَصَلَّتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْمَلاَئِكَةُ
Afṭara ʿindakumu aṣ-ṣāʾimūna, wa akala ṭaʿāmakumu l-ʾabrāru, wa ṣallat ʿalaykumu l-malāʾikah
May the fasting break their fast in your home, and may the dutiful and pious eat your food, and may the angles send prayers upon you.
((إِذَا دُعِيَ أَحَدُكُمْ فَلْيُجِبْ، فَإِنْ كَانَ صَائِماً فَلْيُصَلِّ، وَإِنْ كَانَ مُفْطِراً فَلْيَطْعَمْ)) ، وَمَعْنَى فَلْيُصَلِّ أَيْ فَلْيَدْعُ
If you are invited to a meal, accept the invitation. If you are fasting, supplicate for the host; if you are not fasting, eat.
اللَّهُمَّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي ثَمَرِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مَدِينَتِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي صَاعِنَا، وَبَارِكْ لَنَا فِي مُدِّنَا
Allāhumma bārik lanā fī thamarinā, wa bārik lanā fī madīnatinā, wa bārik lanā fī ṣāʿinā, wa bārik lanā fī muddinā
O Allah, bless our fruit for us, bless our town for us, bless our saʿ for us and bless our mudd for us.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ [اللَّهُمَّ مِنْكَ وَلَكَ] اللَّهُمَّ تَقَبَّلْ مِنِّي
Bismi llāhi wa-llāhu akbaru llāhumma minka walaka llāhumma taqabbal minnī
In the name of Allah, and Allah is the greatest. O Allah, it is from You and belongs to You, O Allah, accept this from me.