(3) Munajaat for Help in Travel

Text and Translation

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ارِيدُ سَفَراً

allahumma inni uridu safaran

O Allah, I intend to travel;

فَخِرْ لِي فِيهِ

fakhir li fihi

so, choose for me the best in my journey,

وَاوْضِحْ لِي فِيهِ سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّايِ وَفَهِّمْنِيهِ

wa awdih li fihi sabila alrra'yi wa fahhimnihi

make clear before me and inspire to me the right understanding of the most accurate attitude,

وَٱفْتَحْ لِي عَزْمِي بِٱلٱِسْتِقَامَةِ

waftah li `azmi bilistiqamati

release my determination by means of straightforwardness,

وَٱشْمُلْنِي فِي سَفَرِي بِٱلسَّلاَمَةِ

washmulni fi safari bilssalamati

include me with safety during my journey,

وَافِدْنِي جَزِيلَ ٱلْحَظِّ وَٱلْكَرَامَةِ

wa afidni jazila alhazzi walkaramati

furnish me with abundant fortune and honor,

وَٱكْلَانِي بِحُسْنِ ٱلْحِفْظِ وَٱلْحِرَاسَةِ

wakla'ni bihusni alhifzi walhirasati

and preserve me with the excellent safeguard and watching.

وَجَنِّبْنِي ٱللَّهُمَّ وَعْثَاءَ ٱلاسْفَارِ

wa jannibni allahumma wa`tha'a al-asfari

O Allah, send away from me the inconvenience of journeys,

وَسَهِّلْ لِي حُزُونَةَ ٱلاوْعَارِ

wa sahhil li huzunata al-aw`ari

make easy for me the difficulty of roughness,

وَٱطْوِ لِي بِسَاطَ ٱلْمَرَاحِلِ

watwi li bisata almarahili

unwrap before me the rug of covering the stations,

وَقَرِّبْ مِنِّي بُعْدَ نَايِ ٱلْمَنَاهِلِ

wa qarrib minni bu`da na'yi almanahili

bring nearer to me the remote watering places,

وَبَاعِدْ فِي ٱلْمَسِيرِ بَيْنَ خُطَىٰ ٱلرَّوَاحِلِ

wa ba`id fi almasiri bayna khuta alrrawahili

and make spaces to be longer between the steps of our riding animals,

حَتَّىٰ تُقَرِّبَ نِيَاطَ ٱلْبَعِيدِ

hatta tuqarriba niyata alba`idi

so that the remote distances will be nearby

وَتُسَهِّلَ وُعُورَ ٱلشَّدِيدِ

wa tusahhila wu`ura alshshadidi

and the rough roads will be smooth.

وَلَقِّنِي ٱللَّهُمَّ فِي سَفَرِي نُجْحَ طَائِرِ ٱلْوَاقِيَةِ

wa laqqini allahumma fi safari nujha ta'iri alwaqiyati

O Allah, make me find in this journey success over evil omens,

وَهَبْنِي فِيهِ غُنْمَ ٱلْعَافِيَةِ

wa habni fihi ghunma al`afiyati

endue me with achievement of wellbeing,

وَخَفِيرَ ٱلٱِسْتِقْلاَلِ

wa khafira alistiqlali

safeguard against failure,

وَدَلِيلَ مُجَاوَزَةِ ٱلاهْوَالِ

wa dalila mujawazati al-ahwali

guidance to survive dangers,

وَبَاعِثَ وُفُورِ ٱلْكِفَايَةِ

wa ba`itha wufuri alkifayati

incentives to gain adequacy,

وَسَانِحَ خَفِيرِ ٱلْوِلاَيَةِ

wa saniha khafiri alwilayati

and good opportunity to be protected against authorities.

وَٱجْعَلْهُ ٱللَّهُمَّ سَبَبَ عَظِيمِ ٱلسِّلْمِ

waj`alhu allahumma sababa `azimi alssilmi

O Allah, cause my journey to be a reason for winning marvelous security

حَاصِلَ ٱلْغُنْمِ

hasila alghunmi

and obtaining profits.

وَٱجْعَلِ ٱللَّيْلَ عَلَيَّ سِتْراً مِنَ ٱلآفَاتِ

waj`al allayla `alayya sitran min al-afati

Make night cover me against banes

وَٱلنَّهَارَ مَانِعاً مِنَ ٱلْهَلَكَاتِ

walnnahara mani`an min alhalakati

and daytime defend me against perishing things.

وَٱقْطَعْ عَنِّي قِطَعَ لُصُوصِهِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

waqta` `anni qita`a lususihi biqudratika

Out of Your omnipotence, (please) hold back the robbers from reaching me

وَٱحْرُسْنِي مِنْ وُحُوشِهِ بِقُوَّتِكَ

wahrusni min wuhushihi biquwwatika

and, out of Your power, guard me against the beasts

حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ ٱلسَّلاَمَةُ فِيهِ مُصَاحِبَتِي

hatta takuna alssalamatu fihi musahibati