Powerful Dua for Forgiveness & Self-Protection

اَللَّهُمَّ قِنِيْ شَرَّ نَفْسِيْ، وَاعْزِمْ لِيْ عَلٰى أَرْشَدِ أَمْرِيْ اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِيْ مَا أَسْرَرْتُ وَمَا أَعْلَنْتُ، وَمَا أَخْطَأْتُ وَمَا عَمَدْتُّ، وَمَا جَهِلْتُ.

Transliteration

Allaahumma qini sharra nafsi, wa’jim lee alaa arshadi amri, Allaahummaghfir lee maa as’rartu wa maa a’lantu wa maa akhta’tu wa maa amadtu wa maa jahiltu.

Meaning

O Allah, keep me safe from the evil of my soul. Give me a strong will to do good in all things. O Allah, forgive me all that I have done openly and secretly, that which I have done willingly and unwillingly, and that which I have done in ignorance.

Source: Sahih (Shuaib al-Arnaut). Musnad Ahmad 19992