Dua for seeking guidance(Istikhaarah)

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ
بِقُدْرَتِكَ ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ
فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ ،
وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ ،
اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ)هَذَا الأَمْرَ( خَيْرٌ لِي فِي
دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي ، فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ
لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ
وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ )هَذَا الأَمْرَ( شَرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي
وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي ، فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي
عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِيَ الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ أَرْضِنِيبِهِ
Translation
On the authority of JabirIbn Abdullah, he said, "The Prophet (peace
andblessings of Allah be upon him) would instruct us to pray for
guidance in all of our concerns, just as he would teach us a chapter
from the Quran."
He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) would say, If any of you
intends to undertake a matter then let himpray two supererogatory
units(two rakaah nafilah) of prayer and afterwhich he should
supplicate:
O Allah, I seek Your counsel by Your knowledge and by Your power I
seek strength and I ask You from Your immense favour,
For indeed You are able while I am not and You know while I do not
andYou are the Knower of the unseen.
O Allah, if You know (thisaffair) -or you may mention your need now-
to be good for me in relation to my religion, my life, and end, then
decree and facilitate it for me, and bless me with it,
And if You know this affair to be ill for me in my religion, my life,
and my end, then remove it from me and remove mefrom it, and decree
for me what whatever is good wherever it may be and make me satisfied
with it.
Notes:
*One who seeks guidance from his Creator, consults his fellow
believers and then remains firm in his resolve does not regret, for
Allah has said:
"…and consult them in the affair. Then when you have taken a decision,
put your trust in Allah..."
*Al-Istikharah dua is to be said after intention was already made to
do something where guidance of Allah is needed here to ease the path
towards achieving this intended matter if it was beneficial for the
individual, and not (as understood by many) to choose between two
matters, when unsure.