The six kalmas (6 kalme) are short declarations of faith commonly taught to children in Pakistan and India. Below you can read and copy all six kalmas in Arabic text, each with its English meaning. Open any kalma for its Urdu tarjuma, Roman Urdu and Quran or Hadith references.
1st Kalma – Pehla Kalma Tayyab
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ
English: There is no deity worthy of worship except Allah; Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of Allah.
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2nd Kalma – Doosra Kalma Shahadat
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَّا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُوْلُهُ
English: I bear witness that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, He is One and has no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad ﷺ is His servant and His Messenger.
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3rd Kalma – Teesra Kalma Tamjeed
سُبْحَانَ اللّٰهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ وَلَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَاللّٰهُ أَكْبَرُ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ
English: Glory be to Allah, all praise is for Allah, there is no deity except Allah, and Allah is the Greatest. There is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the Most Great.
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4th Kalma – Chotha Kalma Tauheed
لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيْكَ لَهُ لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ يُحْيِيْ وَيُمِيْتُ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ لَّا يَمُوْتُ أَبَدًا أَبَدًا ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ بِيَدِهِ الْخَيْرُ وَهُوَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيْرٌ
English: There is no deity except Allah, alone, without partner. His is the dominion and His is the praise. He gives life and causes death, and He is Ever-Living and will never die. Possessor of majesty and honour, in His hand is all good, and He has power over everything.
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5th Kalma – Panchwa Kalma Istighfar
أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ رَبِّيْ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْۢبٍ أَذْنَبْتُهُ عَمَدًا أَوْ خَطَأً سِرًّا أَوْ عَلَانِيَةً وَّأَتُوْبُ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ الذَّنْۢبِ الَّذِيْ أَعْلَمُ وَمِنَ الذَّنْۢبِ الَّذِيْ لَا أَعْلَمُ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوْبِ وَسَتَّارُ الْعُيُوْبِ وَغَفَّارُ الذُّنُوْبِ وَلَا حَوْلَ وَلَا قُوَّةَ إِلَّا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَلِيِّ الْعَظِيْمِ
English: I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, for every sin I committed, knowingly or unknowingly, secretly or openly, and I turn to Him in repentance.
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6th Kalma – Chhata Kalma Radd-e-Kufr
اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوْذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أُشْرِكَ بِكَ شَيْئًا وَّأَنَا أَعْلَمُ بِهِ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُكَ لِمَا لَا أَعْلَمُ بِهِ تُبْتُ عَنْهُ وَتَبَرَّأْتُ مِنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالشِّرْكِ وَالْكِذْبِ وَالْغِيْبَةِ وَالْبِدْعَةِ وَالنَّمِيْمَةِ وَالْفَوَاحِشِ وَالْبُهْتَانِ وَالْمَعَاصِيْ كُلِّهَا وَأَسْلَمْتُ وَأَقُوْلُ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللّٰهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَّسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ
English: O Allah, I seek refuge in You from knowingly associating anything with You, and I free myself from disbelief, polytheism and all sins.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kitne kalme hain?
Six kalmas are commonly taught: Tayyab, Shahadat, Tamjeed, Tauheed, Istighfar and Radd-e-Kufr.
Kya 6 kalme Quran mein hain?
Not as a set. The words of the first four come from the Quran and Hadith; the full wording of the 5th and 6th is compiled. Each kalma page explains its sources.