Variation: When setting out
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، ﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ * وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ﴾ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ
Allāhu akbaru, allāhu akbaru, allāhu akbaru, subḥāna alladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wamā kunnā lahu muqrinīna wa innā ilā rabbinā lamunqalibūna llāhumma innā nasʾaluka fī safarinā hādhā l-birra wa at-taqwā, wamina l-ʿamali mā tarḍā, allāhumma hawwin ʿalaynā safaranā hādhā wa iṭwi ʿannā buʿdahu, allāhumma anta aṣ-ṣāḥibu fī as-safari, wa-l-khalīfatu fī l-ʾahli, allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min waʿthāʾi as-safari, wa kābati l-manẓari, wa sūʾi l-munqalabi fī l-māli wa-l-ʾahl
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to the One who has subjected this to us, though we could never have managed it ourselves. Surely, to our Lord we will return. O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for righteousness and piety, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and shorten its distance. O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the One who watches over the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of travel, from distressing sights, and from returning to find harm in our wealth or family.
Variation: When returning
اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، ﴿سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ * وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ﴾ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللَّهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ
Allāhu akbaru, allāhu akbaru, allāhu akbaru, subḥāna alladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wamā kunnā lahu muqrinīna wa innā ilā rabbinā lamunqalibūna llāhumma innā nasʾaluka fī safarinā hādhā l-birra wa at-taqwā, wamina l-ʿamali mā tarḍā, allāhumma hawwin ʿalaynā safaranā hādhā wa iṭwi ʿannā buʿdahu, allāhumma anta aṣ-ṣāḥibu fī as-safari, wa-l-khalīfatu fī l-ʾahli, allāhumma innī aʿūdhu bika min waʿthāʾi as-safari, wa kābati l-manẓari, wa sūʾi l-munqalabi fī l-māli wa-l-ʾahl
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. Glory be to the One who has subjected this to us, though we could never have managed it ourselves. Surely, to our Lord we will return. O Allah, we ask You on this journey of ours for righteousness and piety, and for deeds that please You. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and shorten its distance. O Allah, You are the Companion on the journey and the One who watches over the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardship of travel, from distressing sights, and from returning to find harm in our wealth or family.
وإذا رَجَعَ قَالَهُنَّ وَزَادَ فِيهِنَّ:
When returning, recite the travel supplication again and add:
آيِبُونَ، تَائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ
Āyibūna, tāʾibūna, ʿābidūna, li-rabbinā ḥāmidūn
We return, repent, worship, and praise our Lord.
