Dua-e-Istikhārah — Seeking Guidance
After 2 raka'ah of voluntary prayer before any important decision
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ
Transliteration
Allāhumma innī astakhīruka bi'ilmika, wa astaqdiruka biqudratika, wa as'aluka min faḍlikal-'aẓīm, fa'innaka taqdiru wa lā aqdiru, wa ta'lamu wa lā a'lamu, wa anta 'allāmul-ghuyūb
Translation
O Allāh, I consult You through Your knowledge, and I seek strength through Your power, and I ask of Your great bounty; for You are capable and I am not, and You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen.
After this dua, mention your specific matter and ask Allāh for what is good. Act upon what becomes easy for you.