Rabbi shraḥ lī ṣadrī
Before speaking, teaching, or a hard conversation
Arabic
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي، وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي، وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Transliteration
Rabbi ishraḥ lī ṣadrī, wa yassir lī amrī, wa iḥlul ʿuqdatan min lisānī yafqahū qawlī.
English
"My Lord, open my chest for me, ease my task, and loosen the knot from my tongue so they understand what I say."
Source: Qurʾan 20:25–28 — the duʿāʾ of Mūsā before Pharaoh