May Allah bless you
to a man
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ
bārakallāhu fīka
to a woman
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكِ
bārakallāhu fīki
to a group
بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمْ
bārakallāhu fīkum
May Allah bless you.
God bless you in Arabic, barakallahu fik
God bless you in Arabic is bārakallāhu fīka (بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ) to a man and bārakallāhu fīki to a woman. After a sneeze, the words are different: yarḥamukallāh, "may Allah have mercy on you".
Saying it to
Other ways to say it
May Allah protect you
to a man
حَفِظَكَ اللَّه
ḥafiẓakallāh
to a woman
حَفِظَكِ اللَّه
ḥafiẓakillāh
to a group
حَفِظَكُمُ اللَّه
ḥafiẓakumullāh
May Allah protect you.
After a sneeze
to a man
يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّه
yarḥamukallāh
to a woman
يَرْحَمُكِ اللَّه
yarḥamukillāh
to a group
يَرْحَمُكُمُ اللَّه
yarḥamukumullāh
May Allah have mercy on you. Said when someone sneezes and says alhamdulillah.
How to reply
Reply to barakallahu fikReply
to a man
وَفِيكَ بَارَكَ اللَّه
wa fīka bārakallāh
to a woman
وَفِيكِ بَارَكَ اللَّه
wa fīki bārakallāh
to a group
وَفِيكُمْ بَارَكَ اللَّه
wa fīkum bārakallāh
And may Allah bless you too.
The sneezer's replyReply
يَهْدِيكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيُصْلِحُ بَالَكُمْ
yahdīkumullāhu wa yuṣliḥu bālakum
May Allah guide you and set your affairs right (Sahih al-Bukhari 6224).
Modern Standard Arabic, with the vowel marks. Our teachers will check the Arabic and transliteration on this page before launch.
Guide
God bless you in Arabic, meaning and use
To say God bless you in Arabic, say bārakallāhu fīka (بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ) to a man, bārakallāhu fīki to a woman and bārakallāhu fīkum to a group. Arabic speakers, Muslim and Christian, use the word Allāh for God. When someone sneezes, the phrase is yarḥamukallāh, "may Allah have mercy on you".
The forms at a glance
| Phrase | To a man | To a woman | To a group |
|---|---|---|---|
| May Allah bless you | بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكَ bārakallāhu fīka | بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكِ bārakallāhu fīki | بَارَكَ اللَّهُ فِيكُمْ bārakallāhu fīkum |
| May Allah protect you | حَفِظَكَ اللَّه ḥafiẓakallāh | حَفِظَكِ اللَّه ḥafiẓakillāh | حَفِظَكُمُ اللَّه ḥafiẓakumullāh |
| After a sneeze | يَرْحَمُكَ اللَّه yarḥamukallāh | يَرْحَمُكِ اللَّه yarḥamukillāh | يَرْحَمُكُمُ اللَّه yarḥamukumullāh |
| Reply to barakallahu fik | وَفِيكَ بَارَكَ اللَّه wa fīka bārakallāh | وَفِيكِ بَارَكَ اللَّه wa fīki bārakallāh | وَفِيكُمْ بَارَكَ اللَّه wa fīkum bārakallāh |
When to say which
- Bārakallāhu fīk: as thanks, or when you hear good news, or to someone who did something kind. Its reply is wa fīka bārakallāh, "and in you too".
- Ḥafiẓakallāh: may Allah protect you. A blessing on parting, or to a child.
- Yarḥamukallāh: only after a sneeze, once the person has said alhamdulillah.
After a sneeze
The Sunnah sets out three steps. The one who sneezes says al-ḥamdu lillāh. The one who hears says yarḥamukallāh. The sneezer then answers yahdīkumullāhu wa yuṣliḥu bālakum, "may Allah guide you and set your affairs right" (Sahih al-Bukhari 6224). The page on yarhamukallah explains it in full.
Blessings in everyday speech
Spoken Arabic is full of short blessings. Allāh yikhallīk, "may Allah keep you", is a soft thanks or please. Yaʿṭīk al-ʿāfiya, "may Allah give you health", is what you say to a builder, a cook or anyone hard at work in the Levant. Allāh yisallimak, "may Allah keep you safe", is a common reply when someone wishes you well on a journey.
- Sahih al-Bukhari 6224, from Abu Hurayrah.
Questions
Good to know
How do you say God bless you in Arabic?
Barakallahu fik: barakallahu fika to a man, fiki to a woman and fikum to a group.
What do you say in Arabic when someone sneezes?
Yarhamukallah (may Allah have mercy on you), after they say alhamdulillah.
What is the reply to barakallahu fik?
Wa fika barakallah: and may Allah bless you too.
Do Arab Christians say Allah?
Yes. Allah is the Arabic word for God, and Arab Christians use it too, for example in barakallahu fik.