Here are some important duas for traveling, along with their Arabic text, transliteration, and translation:
Dua for Starting the Journey (Dua al-Safar)
Arabic: بِسْمِ اللهِ، مَجْرَاهَا وَمُرْسَاهَا، إِنَّ رَبِّي لَغَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
Transliteration: Bismillahi, majreha wa mursaha. Inna Rabbi laghafoorur rahim.
Translation: “In the name of Allah, I place my trust in Allah, and there is no might nor power except with Allah.”
Dua When Mounting a Vehicle or Mode of Transport
Arabic: سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
Transliteration: Subhanalladhi sakhkhara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin. Wa inna ila Rabbina lamunqaliboon.
Translation: “Glory to Him Who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it by our efforts. And indeed, to our Lord, we will surely return.”
Dua for a Safe Journey
Arabic: اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِي سَفَرِي هَذَا الْبِرَّ وَالتَّقْوَى، وَمِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضَى. اللهُمَّ هَوِّنْ عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هَذَا وَاطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهُ. اللهُمَّ أَنْتَ الصَاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ، وَالْخَلِيفَةُ فِي الْأَهْلِ. اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ، وَكَآبَةِ الْمَنْظَرِ، وَسُوءِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ فِي الْمَالِ وَالْأَهْلِ.
Transliteration: Allahumma inni as’aluka fi safari hadha al-birra wa al-taqwa, wa minal ‘amali ma tarda. Allahumma hawwin ‘alayna safarana hadha wa atwi ‘anna bu’dahu. Allahumma anta as-sahibu fis-safari, wal-khalifatu fil-ahli. Allahumma inni a’udhu bika min wa’tha’i as-safari, wa kaabatil-manzari, wa su’il-munqalabi fil-mali wal-ahli.
Translation: “O Allah, I ask You for righteousness and piety in this journey of mine, and for deeds that You are pleased with. O Allah, make this journey easy for us and shorten the distance for us. O Allah, You are the Companion in the journey and the Guardian over the family. O Allah, I seek refuge in You from the hardships of travel, from the unpleasant scenes, and from the evil of returning with loss in wealth and family.”
Dua for Returning from Travel
Arabic: آيِبُونَ، تَائِبُونَ، عَابِدُونَ، لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُونَ
Transliteration: Aiboona, ta’iboona, ‘abidoona, lirabbina hamidoon.
Translation: “Returning, repenting, worshipping, and praising our Lord.”[3][4][5]
