The word Qunoot (القنوت) literally translates to "standing," "obedience," "humility," or "supplication." In Islamic terminology, it refers to a specific supplication recited while standing after the bowing (Ruku) in the final rak'ah of the Witr prayer. Witr is the odd-numbered prayer performed after the Isha (night) prayer and is considered Wajib (necessary) or Sunnah Mu'akkadah (emphasized Sunnah) depending on the school of thought.
There is also Qunoot al-Nazilah, which is recited during times of calamity or hardship, but the most common daily recitation is Qunoot al-Witr. qunoot malayalam pdf
Title: "The Textual and Jurisprudential Analysis of Dua Qunoot in Malayalam Translations: A Comparative Study" Below is the complete Dua-e-Qunoot as recited in
Author (example): Dr. K. Muhammad Basheer (or similar scholar from Islamic University of Kerala / Darul Huda Islamic University) " or "supplication." In Islamic terminology
Published in: Journal of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language, University of Calicut (2018–2020 issue)
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْتَعِينُكَ وَنَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَنَسْتَهْدِيكَ، وَنُؤْمِنُ بِكَ وَنَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ، وَنَتَوَكَّلُ عَلَيْكَ وَنُثْنِي عَلَيْكَ الْخَيْرَ كُلَّهُ نَشْكُرُكَ وَلَا نَكْفُرُكَ وَنَخْلَعُ وَنَتْرُكُ مَنْ يَفْجُرُكَ، اَللَّهُمَّ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَلَكَ نُصَلِّي وَنَسْجُدُ وَإِلَيْكَ نَسْعَى وَنَحْفِدُ، نَرْجُو رَحْمَتَكَ وَنَخْشَى عَذَابَكَ، إِنَّ عَذَابَكَ الْجِدَّ بِالْكُفَّارِ مُلْحِقٌ
Below is the complete Dua-e-Qunoot as recited in the Witr prayer (Hanafi/Shafi’i version commonly used in Kerala).