Fifth Kalima Astaghfar in Arabic, Transliteration and Meaning
By Hikmah Noor Editorial • 9/10/2026
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ رَبِّي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ عَمَدًا أَوْ خَطَأً سِرًّا أَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي أَعْلَمُ وَمِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي لَا أَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ وَسَتَّارُ الْعُيُوبِ وَغَفَّارُ الذُّنُوبِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
Astaghfirullaha Rabbi min kulli dhanbin adhnabtuhu amadan aw khata'an, sirran aw alaniyah, wa atubu ilayhi minadh-dhanbilladhi a'lam, wa minadh-dhanbilladhi la a'lam. Innaka Anta Allamul-ghuyub, wa Sattarul-uyub, wa Ghaffarudh-dhunub. Wa la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahil-Aliyyil-Azim.
The fifth Kalima, Astaghfar (seeking forgiveness), leaves no sin unmentioned.
Fifth Kalima in Arabic
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ رَبِّي مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ عَمَدًا أَوْ خَطَأً سِرًّا أَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي أَعْلَمُ وَمِنَ الذَّنْبِ الَّذِي لَا أَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ وَسَتَّارُ الْعُيُوبِ وَغَفَّارُ الذُّنُوبِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللَّهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيمِ
The four pairs it covers
- Amadan aw khata’an — deliberate or mistaken.
- Sirran aw alaniyah — secret or open.
- Alladhi a’lam / la a’lam — sins you remember and sins you forgot.
- Then three names: Allamul-ghuyub (Knower of unseen), Sattarul-uyub (Concealer of faults), Ghaffarudh-dhunub (Forgiver of sins).
Recite it slowly, meaning each pair — then continue to the sixth kalima.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What is the fifth kalima?
Astaghfar: seeking forgiveness for every sin — deliberate or mistaken, secret or open, known or unknown.
Why mention sins I don't know?
Because heedlessness hides many sins. The comprehensive wording leaves no category unrepented — the safest istighfar.
How does it end?
With three divine names — Knower of the unseen, Concealer of faults, Forgiver of sins — and La hawla, admitting change needs His power.
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