Duas for waking up and for the night

The duas

1. Upon waking up

   الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا بَعْدَ مَا أَمَاتَنَا وَإِلَيْهِ النُّشُورُ

   Al-hamdu lillâhi l-ladhî ahyânâ ba'da mâ amâtanâ wa ilayhi n-nushûr

   Praise be to Allah who has brought us back to life after having caused us to die, and to Him is the resurrection.

2. When you wake up during the night

   There is no deity except Allah, alone, without partner. To Him belongs the sovereignty and to Him belongs the praise, and He is capable of all things. Glory be to Allah, praise be to Allah, there is no deity except Allah, Allah is the Greatest. There is no might and no power except with Allah, the Most High, the Magnificent. My Lord, forgive me.

3. On waking, for the health and the soul given back

   الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَافَانِي فِي جَسَدِي، وَرَدَّ عَلَيَّ رُوحِي، وَأَذِنَ لِي بِذِكْرِهِ

   Al-hamdu lillâhi l-ladhî 'âfânî fî jasadî, wa radda 'alayya rûhî, wa adhina lî bi-dhikrih

   Praise be to Allah who has restored my body to health, returned my soul to me and allowed me to remember Him.

4. When fear seizes you in the night

   أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّةِ مِنْ غَضَبِهِ وَعِقَابِهِ، وَشَرِّ عِبَادِهِ، وَمِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ وَأَنْ يَحْضُرُونِ

   A'ûdhu bi-kalimâti Llâhi t-tâmmati min ghadabihi wa 'iqâbih, wa sharri 'ibâdih, wa min hamazâti sh-shayâtîni wa an yahdurûn

   I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah from His anger and His punishment, from the evil of His servants, from the promptings of the devils and from their presence around me.

The bedtime duas are gathered on one page: Adhkar before sleep

When to say them

The waking dua is said as soon as you open your eyes, still in bed. The one for fright is said in the moment, then you can go back to sleep.

These words are short: learning them one at a time is enough, keeping the transliteration in view for the first days.