The words

Tasbih in ruku, rising, sujud and sitting

Ruku tasbih · Said 3 times

We say it three times while bowing.

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ

Subhana Rabbiyal-'Azim

Glory be to my Lord, the Most Great.
Rising from ruku

We say it while we stand up from ruku.

سَمِعَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهُ، رَبَّنَا لَكَ الْحَمْدُ

Sami'Allahu liman hamidah. Rabbana lakal-hamd.

Allah hears the one who praises Him. Our Lord, all praise is Yours.
Sujud tasbih · Said 3 times

We say it three times with our forehead on the ground.

سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْأَعْلَى

Subhana Rabbiyal-A'la

Glory be to my Lord, the Most High.
Between the sujuds

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي

Rabbighfir li

My Lord, forgive me.

Arabic, transliteration and meaning as they appear in the Learn to Pray lessons of the Quran for Kids app, which follow a simple form most madhhabs share. Where details differ, follow your family's way.

Tips for parents

Learning it with your child

Move and say

Practise each position with its words: bow and say the ruku tasbih, then go down and say the sujud tasbih.

Count to three

Count the three times on your fingers together.

Great and High

Explain the difference: in ruku we say “the Most Great”, in sujud “the Most High”.

In the app

Learn it with Learn to Pray

In Quran for Kids, Learn to Pray shows the words of the prayer in Arabic with transliteration and meaning, and ends with a guided prayer your child can pray along with.