ETIQUETTES OF TRAVEL  From Baqitatus salehat   Transliteration font    Najaf Arabic font

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اسْتَوْدِعُكَ ٱلْيَوْمَ نَفْسِي

allahumma inne astawdi`uka alyawma nafse

O Allah, I, on this day, beseech You to accept as trusts my self,

وَاهْلِي وَمَالِي وَوُلْدِي

wa ahle wa male wa wulde

my family members, my property, my sons,

وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنِّي بِسَبِيلٍ

wa man kana minne bisabelin

and every one who is under my custody�

ٱلشَّاهِدَ مِنْهُمْ وَٱلْغَائِبَ

alshshahida minhum walgha'iba

the present and the absent.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱحْفَظْنَا بِحِفْظِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ وَٱحْفَظْ عَلَيْنَا

allahumma ihfa�na bihif�i al'emani wahfa� `alayna

O Allah, (please do) protect us with the protection of faith and surround us with Your care.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْنَا فِي رَحْمَتِكَ

allahumma ij`alna fe rahmatika

O Allah, (please do) include us with Your mercy

وَلاَ تَسْلُبْنَا فَضْلَكَ

wa la taslubna fa�laka

and do not divest us of Your favors,

إِنَّا إِلَيْكَ رَاغِبُونَ

inna ilayka raghibuna

for we do desire for You.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ ٱلسَّفَرِ

allahumma inna na`udhu bika min wa`tha'i alssafari

O Allah, we do seek Your safeguard against troubles of traveling,

وَكَآبَةِ ٱلْمُنْقَلَبِ

wa ka'abati almunqalabi

disappointing objectives,

وَسُوءِ ٱلْمَنْظَرِ فِي ٱلاهْلِ وَٱلْمَالِ وَٱلْوَلَدِ

wa su'i alman�ari fe al-ahli walmali walwaladi

and bad result in my family members, property, and sons

فِي ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلآخِرَةِ

fe alddunya wal-akhirati

in this world as well as the world to come.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي اتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ هٰذَا ٱلتَّوَجُّهَ

allahumma inne atawajjahu ilayka hadha alttawajjuha

O Allah, I am turning my face towards You in this way

طَلَباً لِمَرْضَاتِكَ وَتَقَرُّباً إِلَيْكَ

�alaban limar�atika wa taqarruban ilayka

seeking Your pleasure and seeking nearness to You.

اَللَّهُمَّ فَبَلِّغْنِي مَا اؤَمِّلُهُ وَارْجُوهُ

allahumma faballighne ma u'ammiluhu wa arjuhu

O Allah, (please) help me achieve my aim and attain my hope

فِيكَ وَفِي اوْلِيَائِكَ

feka wa fe awliya'ika

in You and in Your Saints.

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimena

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy!

اَللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي

allahumma ilayka wajjahtu wajhe

O Allah, to You am I turning my face

وَعَلَيْكَ خَلَّفْتُ اهْلِي وَمَالِي وَمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي

wa `alayka khallaftu ahle wa male wa ma khawwaltane

and with You do I keep my family members, my property, and everything with which You have allowed me to behave.

وَقَدْ وَثِقْتُ بِكَ فَلاَ تُخَيِّبْنِي

wa qad wathiqtu bika fala tukhayyibne

I have trusted in You; so, do not disappoint me.

يَا مَنْ لاََ يُخَيِّبُ مَنْ ارَادَهُ

ya man la yukhayyibu man aradahu

O He Who saves those who trust in Him from disappointment

وَلاَ يُضَيِّعُ مَنْ حَفِظَهُ

wa la yu�ayyi`u man hafi�ahu

and does not give up those whom He safeguards.

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِهِ

allahumma �alli `ala muhammadin wa alihe

O Allah, (please do) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

وَٱحْفَظْنِي فِيمَا غِبْتُ عَنْهُ

wahfa�ne fema ghibtu `anhu

watch over all that from which I am absent,

وَلاَ تَكِلْنِي إِلَىٰ نَفْسِي

wa la takilne ila nafse

and do not refer my affairs to myself,

يَا ارْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ

ya arhama alrrahimena

O most Merciful of all those who show mercy.^([2])

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ٱِشْتَرَيْتُ بِهٰذِهِ ٱلصَّدَقَةِ سَلاَمَتِي

allahumma inne ishtaraytu bihadhihe al��adaqati salamate

O Allah, I am purchasing, with this alms, my safety

وَسَلاَمَةَ سَفَرِي وَمَا مَعِي

wa salamata safare wa ma ma`e

and the safety of my journey and my possessions.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱحْفَظْنِي وَٱحْفَظْ مَا مَعِيَ

allahumma ihfa�ne wahfa� ma ma`iya

O Allah, (please do) safeguard me and whatever is with me,

وَسَلِّمْنِي وَسَلِّمْ مَا مَعِيَ

wa sallimne wa sallim ma ma`iya

save me and whatever is with me,

وَبَلِّغْني وَبَلِّغْ مَا مَعِيَ

wa ballighne wa balligh ma ma`iya

and observe me and whatever is with me

بِبَلاَغِكَ ٱلْحَسَنِ ٱلْجَميلِ

bibalaghika alhasani aljameli

with Your excellent, pleasant care.

wa lamma tawajjaha tilqa'a madyana

And when he turned his face toward Midian,

qala `asa rabbe an yahdiyane sawa'a alssabeli

he said, �Peradventure, my Lord will guide me in the right road.�

wa lamma warada ma'a madyana

And when he came unto the water of Midian,

wajada `alayhi ummatan mina alnnasi yasquna

he found there a whole tribe of men, watering.

wa wajada min dunihim imra'atayni tadhudani

And he found apart from them two women keeping back their flocks.

qala ma kha�bukuma

He said, �What ails you?�

qalata la nasqe hatta yu�dira alrri`a'u

The two said, �We cannot give our flocks to drink until the shepherds return from the water;

wa abuna shaykhun kaberun

and our father is a very old man.�

fasaqa lahuma

So, he watered their flock for them.

thumma tawalla ila al��illi

Then he turned aside into the shade,

faqala rabbi inne lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqerun

and said, �My Lord! I am needy of whatever good You send for me.�

faja'at-hu ihdahuma tamshe `ala istihya'in

Then, there came unto him one of the two women, walking shyly.

qalat inna abe yad`uka liyajziyaka ajra ma saqayta lana

She said, �Lo! My father bids you that he may reward you with a payment for that you did water (the flock) for us.�

falamma ja'ahu wa qa��a `alayhi alqa�a�a qala la takhaf

Then, when he came unto him and told him the whole story, he said, �Fear not!

najawta mina alqawmi al��alimena

You have escaped from the wrongdoing folk.�

qalat ihdahuma ya abati ista'jirhu

One of the two women said, �O my father! Hire him!

inna khayra man ista'jarta alqawiyyu al'amenu

For the best man that you can hire is the strong, the trustworthy.�

qala inne uredu an unkihaka ihda ibnatayya hatayni

He said, �Lo! I fain would marry you to one of these two daughters of mine

`ala an ta'jurane thamaniya hijajin

on condition that you hire yourself to me for the term of eight years.

fa'in atmamta `ashran famin `indika

Then if you complete ten, it will be of your own accord,

wa ma uredu an ashuqqa `alayka

for I would not make it hard for you.

satajidune in sha'a allahu min al��alihena

Allah willing, you will find me of the righteous.�

qala dhalika bayne wa baynaka

He said, �That is settled between you and me.

ayyama al'ajalayni qa�aytu fala `udwana `alayya

Whichever of the two terms I fulfill, there will be no injustice to me,

wa allahu `ala ma naqulu wakelun

and Allah is Surety over what we say.�

اَللَّهُمَّ هٰذِهِ طِينَةُ قَبْرِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلاَمُ

allahumma hadhihe �enatu qabri alhusayni `alayhi alssalamu

O Allah, this soil from the tomb of al-�usayn, peace be upon him,

وَلِيِّكَ وَٱبْنِ وَلِيِّكَ

waliyyika wabni waliyyika

Your saint and the son of Your saint,

إِتَّخَذْتُهَا حِرْزاً لِمَا اخَافُ وَمَا لاََ اخَافُ

ittakhadhtuha hirzan lima akhafu wa ma la akhafu

I have taken with me as refuge against whatever I fear and whatever I do not fear.

اَللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ مَسِيرِي عِبَراً

allahumma ij`al masere `ibaran

O Allah, (please do) make me learn lessons while I am walking (in this journey),

وَصَمْتِي تَفَكُّراً

wa �amte tafakkuran

ponder (over the creation of things) while I am silent,

وَكَلاَمِي ذِكْراً

wa kalame dhikran

and mention You while I am talking.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ وَبِٱللَّهِ

bismi allahi wa billahi

In the Name of Allah (I begin), in Allah (I trust),

وَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ وَإِلَىٰ ٱللَّهِ

wa min allahi wa ila allahi

from Allah (I derive power), to Allah (I refer all my affairs),

وَفي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ

wa fe sabeli allahi

and on the way of Allah (I proceed).

اَللَّهُمَّ إِلَيْكَ اسْلَمْتُ نَفْسِي

allahumma ilayka aslamtu nafse

O Allah, to You have I submitted myself,

وَإِلَيْكَ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِي

wa ilayka wajjahtu wajhe

towards You have I turned to face,

وَإِلَيْكَ فَوَّضْتُ امْرِي

wa ilayka fawwa�tu amre

and to You do I refer all my affairs;

فَٱحْفَظْنِي بِحِفْظِ ٱلإِيـمَانِ

fahfa�ne bihif�i al'emani

so, (please do) safeguard me with the guard of faith

مِنْ بَيْنِ يَدَيَّ وَمِنْ خَلْفِي

min bayni yadayya wa min khalfe

from my front, from my back,

وَعَنْ يَمِينِي وَعَنْ شِمَالِي

wa `an yamene wa `an shimale

from my right side, from my left side,

وَمِنْ فَوْقِي وَمِنْ تَحْتِي

wa min fawqe wa min tahte

from above, and from beneath me;

وَٱدْفَعْ عَنِّي بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ

wadfa` `anne bihawlika wa quwwatika

and (please do) defend me with Your Might and Power,

فَإِنَّهُ لاََ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَلِيِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

fa'innahu la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`a�emi

for there is no might and no power save with Allah the All-high and All-great.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ مَخْرَجِي

bismillahi makhraje

In the Name of Allah is my leaving

وَبِإِذْنِهِ خَرَجْتُ

wa bi'dhnihe kharajtu

and by His permission I have left.

وَقَدْ عَلِمَ قَبْلَ انْ اخْرُجَ خُرُوجِي

wa qad `alima qabla an akhruja khuruje

He has known about my leaving before I left

وَقَدْ احْصَىٰ عِلْمُهُ مَا فِي مَخْرَجِي وَمَرْجِعِي

wa qad ah�a `ilmuhu ma fe makhraje wa marji`e

and His knowledge has encompassed what I will face in my departure and my return.

تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَىٰ ٱلإِلٰهِ ٱلاكْبَرِ

tawakkaltu `ala al-ilahi al-akbari

I put my trust in the All-great God;

تَوَكُّلَ مُفَوِّضٍ إِلَيْهِ امْرَهُ

tawakkula mufawwi�in ilayhi amrahu

a trust of one who delegates all of his affairs to Him,

وَمُسْتَعِينٍ بِهِ عَلَىٰ شُؤُونِهِ

wa musta`enin bihe `ala sh'unihe

who seeks His help in all of his affairs,

مُسْتَزِيدٍ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ

mustazedin min fa�lihe

who prays for more favors of Him,

مُبْرِئٍ نَفْسَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ حَوْلٍ

mubri'in nafsahu min kulli hawlin

and who disavows that there may be any might

وَمِنْ كُلِّ قُوَّةٍ إِلاَّ بِهِ

wa min kulli quwwatin illa bihe

or any power except with Him.

خُرُوجَ ضَرِيرٍ

khuruja �arerin

[I thus leave] the leaving of an injured one

خَرَجَ بِضُرِّهِ إِلىٰ مَنْ يَكْشِفُهُ

kharaja bi�urrihe ila man yakshifuhu

who has left, carrying his injury, towards the One Who can relieve it,

وَخُرُوجَ فَقِيرٍ

wa khuruja faqerin

the leaving of a poor one

خَرَجَ بِفَقْرِهِ إِلىٰ مَنْ يَسُدُّهُ

kharaja bifaqrihe ila man yasudduhu

who has left carrying his poverty to the One Who can fill it,

وَخُرُوجَ عَائِلٍ

wa khuruja `a'ilin

the leaving of a needy one

خَرَجَ بِعَيْلَتِهِ إِلىٰ مَنْ يُغْنِيهَا

kharaja bi`aylatihe ila man yughneha

who has left carrying his neediness to the One Who can meet it,

وَخُرُوجَ مَنْ رَبُّهُ اكْبَرُ ثِقَتِهِ

wa khuruja man rabbuhu akbaru thiqatihe

the leaving of one whose Lord is his grandest trustworthy,

وَاعْظَمُ رَجَائِهِ

wa a`�amu raja'ihe

his greatest hoped,

وَافْضَلُ امْنِيَّتِهِ

wa af�alu a'umniyyatihe

and his most favorable grantor of wishes.

اَللَّهُ ثِقَتِي فِي جَمِيعِ امُورِي كُلِّهَا

allahu thiqate fe jame`i umure kulliha

Allah is my trust in all of my affairs

بِهِ فِيهَا جَمِيعاً اسْتَعِينُ

bihe feha jame`an asta`enu

in all of which I seek His help.

وَلاَ شَيْءَ إِلاَّ مَا شَاءَ ٱللَّهُ فِي عِلْمِهِ

wa la shay'a illa ma sha'a allahu fe `ilmihe

Nothing can come to pass except what Allah has willed in His [eternal] knowledge.

اسْالُ ٱللَّهَ خَيْرَ ٱلْمَخْرَجِ وَٱلْمَدْخَلِ

as'alu allaha khayra almakhraji walmadkhali

I pray Allah for guiding to the best departure and the best return.

لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ إِلَيْهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

la ilaha illa huwa ilayhi alma�eru

There is no god save Him. To Him is the final return.

اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي ارِيدُ سَفَراً

all�humma inn� ur�du safaran

O Allah, I intend to travel;

فَخِرْ لِي فِيهِ

fakhir l� f�hi

so, choose for me the best in my journey,

وَاوْضِحْ لِي فِيهِ سَبِيلَ ٱلرَّايِ وَفَهِّمْنِيهِ

wa aw�i� l� f�hi sab�la alrra'yi wa fahhimn�hi

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

وَٱفْتَحْ لِي عَزْمِي بِٱلٱِسْتِقَامَةِ

wafta� l� `azm� bilistiq�mati

release my determination by means of straightforwardness,

وَٱشْمُلْنِي فِي سَفَرِي بِٱلسَّلاَمَةِ

washmuln� f� safar� bilssal�mati

include me with safety during my journey,

وَافِدْنِي جَزِيلَ ٱلْحَظِّ وَٱلْكَرَامَةِ

wa afidn� jaz�la al�a��i walkar�mati

furnish me with abundant fortune and honor,

وَٱكْلَانِي بِحُسْنِ ٱلْحِفْظِ وَٱلْحِرَاسَةِ

wakla'n� bi�usni al�if�i wal�ir�sati

and preserve me with the excellent safeguard and watching.

وَجَنِّبْنِي ٱللَّهُمَّ وَعْثَاءَ ٱلاسْفَارِ

wa jannibn� all�humma wa`th�'a al-asf�ri

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

وَسَهِّلْ لِي حُزُونَةَ ٱلاوْعَارِ

wa sahhil l� �uz�nata al-aw`�ri

make easy for me the difficulty of roughness,

وَٱطْوِ لِي بِسَاطَ ٱلْمَرَاحِلِ

wa�wi l� bis��a almar��ili

unwrap before me the rug of covering the stations,

وَقَرِّبْ مِنِّي بُعْدَ نَايِ ٱلْمَنَاهِلِ

wa qarrib minn� bu`da na'yi alman�hili

bring nearer to me the remote watering places,

وَبَاعِدْ فِي ٱلْمَسِيرِ بَيْنَ خُطَىٰ ٱلرَّوَاحِلِ

wa b�`id f� almas�ri bayna khu�� alrraw��ili

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

حَتَّىٰ تُقَرِّبَ نِيَاطَ ٱلْبَعِيدِ

�att� tuqarriba niy��a alba`�di

so that the remote distances will be nearby

وَتُسَهِّلَ وُعُورَ ٱلشَّدِيدِ

wa tusahhila wu`�ra alshshad�di

and the rough roads will be smooth.

وَلَقِّنِي ٱللَّهُمَّ فِي سَفَرِي نُجْحَ طَائِرِ ٱلْوَاقِيَةِ

wa laqqin� all�humma f� safar� nuj�a ��'iri alw�qiyati

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

وَهَبْنِي فِيهِ غُنْمَ ٱلْعَافِيَةِ

wa habn� f�hi ghunma al`�fiyati

endue me with achievement of wellbeing,

وَخَفِيرَ ٱلٱِسْتِقْلاَلِ

wa khaf�ra alistiql�li

safeguard against failure,

وَدَلِيلَ مُجَاوَزَةِ ٱلاهْوَالِ

wa dal�la muj�wazati al-ahw�li

guidance to survive dangers,

وَبَاعِثَ وُفُورِ ٱلْكِفَايَةِ

wa b�`itha wuf�ri alkif�yati

incentives to gain adequacy,

وَسَانِحَ خَفِيرِ ٱلْوِلاَيَةِ

wa s�ni�a khaf�ri alwil�yati

and good opportunity to be protected against authorities.

وَٱجْعَلْهُ ٱللَّهُمَّ سَبَبَ عَظِيمِ ٱلسِّلْمِ

waj`alhu all�humma sababa `a��mi alssilmi

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

حَاصِلَ ٱلْغُنْمِ

���ila alghunmi

and obtaining profits.

وَٱجْعَلِ ٱللَّيْلَ عَلَيَّ سِتْراً مِنَ ٱلآفَاتِ

waj`al allayla `alayya sitran min al-�f�ti

Make night cover me against banes

وَٱلنَّهَارَ مَانِعاً مِنَ ٱلْهَلَكَاتِ

walnnah�ra m�ni`an min alhalak�ti

and daytime defend me against perishing things.

وَٱقْطَعْ عَنِّي قِطَعَ لُصُوصِهِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ

waq�a` `ann� qi�a`a lu���ih� biqudratika

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

وَٱحْرُسْنِي مِنْ وُحُوشِهِ بِقُوَّتِكَ

wa�rusn� min wu��shih� biquwwatika

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

حَتَّىٰ تَكُونَ ٱلسَّلاَمَةُ فِيهِ مُصَاحِبَتِي

�att� tak�na alssal�matu f�hi mu���ibat�

so that safety will accompany me in my journey,

وَٱلْعَافِيَةُ فِيهِ مُقَارِنَتِي

wal`�fiyatu f�hi muq�rinat�

wellbeing will attend me,

وَٱلْيُمْنُ سَائِقِي

walyumnu s�'iq�

good omen will be driven along with me,

وَٱلْيُسْرُ مُعَانِقِي

walyusru mu`�niq�

easiness will embrace me,

وَٱلْعُسْرُ مُفَارِقِي

wal`usru muf�riq�

difficulty will depart me,

وَٱلْفَوْزُ مُوَافِقِي

walfawzu muw�fiq�

triumph will agree with me,

وَٱلامْنُ مُرَافِقِي

wal-amnu mur�fiq�

and security will associate with me.

إِنَّكَ ذُو ٱلطَّوْلِ وَٱلْمَنِّ

innaka dh� al��awli walmanni

Verily, You are the Lord of bestowals, conferrals,

وَٱلْقُوَّةِ وَٱلْحَوْلِ

walquwwati wal�awli

power, and might,

وَانْتَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

wa anta `al� kulli shay'in qad�run

and You have power over all things

وَبِعِبَادِكَ بَصِيرٌ خَبِيرٌ

wa bi`ib�dika ba��run khab�run

and You know and regard all of Your servants.