Traveler's Supplications in Islam: Understanding & Reciting Key Invocations for Safe Journeys

Arabic :

“سبحان الذي سخر لنا هذا وما كنا له مقرنين وإنا إلى ربِّنا لمُنْقَلِبُونَ، اللهمَّ إِنَّا نَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِنَا هَذَا البِرَّ وَ التَّقْوَى، وَ مِنَ العَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى، اللهمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَ اطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ، اللهمَّ أَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَ الخَلِيفَةُ فِي الأَهْلِ، اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَ كآبَةِ المَنْظَرِ وَ سُوءِ المُنْقَلَبِ فِي المَالِ وَ الأَهْلِ.”

Transliteration: “Subhan alladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin wa inna ila rabbina lamunqalibun. Allahumma inni nas’aluka fi safarina hadha al-birra wa at-taqwa, wa min al-‘amali ma tarda. Allahumma hawwin ‘alayna safarana hadha wa atwi ‘anna bu’dahu. Allahumma anta as-sahibu fi as-safar, wa al-khalifatu fi al-ahli. Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min wa’thais-safar, wa ka’bati al-manzari wa su’i al-munqalabi fi al-mali wa al-ahli.“

Translation: “Praise to the One who subjected this to us, for we could not have controlled it [ourselves], and we will surely return to our Lord. O Allah, we ask You for righteousness and piety in this journey and acts that please You. O Allah, facilitate our journey and make its length short for us. O Allah, You are our Companion during the journey and the Successor in our families. O Allah, I seek refuge with You from the hardships of travel, the gloominess of the sights, and the evil changes in wealth and family upon our return.” Upon returning, add: “We return, repentant, worshiping our Lord and praising Him.”