Dāwūd عليه السلام · after a wrong you cannot undo
Blot out my transgressions
- Source
- The Book of Psalms
Psalm 51:1–2 - Status
- Outside the Qurʾān and Sunnah
- Text
- World English Bible, verified by checksum
No Arabic original — this passage is not Qurʾānic.
English · World English Bible Have mercy on me, God, according to your loving kindness. According to the multitude of your tender mercies, blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity. Cleanse me from my sin.
Türkçe · unreviewed project draft Ey Allah'ım, lütfunla bana merhamet et. Rahmetinin çokluğuyla isyanlarımı sil. Beni kötülüğümden tamamen yıka ve günahımdan arındır.
When and why it was said
The best-known penitential psalm, traditionally attributed to David. Outside the Qurʾān and the Sunnah, with no Islamic chain of transmission — included because the Qurʾān records that Dāwūd sought forgiveness (38:24) without quoting his words.
The Book of Psalms Psalm 51:1–2
This passage is not from the Qurʾān or the authenticated Sunnah. It is attributed to him in a scripture outside the Islamic tradition, carries no chain of transmission, and is included — clearly separated — because the Qurʾān records that he sought forgiveness without quoting his words.