سُبْحَانَالَّذِيْ سَخَّرَ لَنَا هٰذَا وَ مَا كُنَّا لَهٗ

subhan aladhi sakhar lana hdha w ma kunaa lahu

Glory be to Allah who has made this (animal) subservient to us and we would not be able to do it (ourselves)

In Awaali al-La’aali: About the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.): Whenever he (s.a.w.a.) sat on his mount as he (s.a.w.a.) departed for a journey, he (s.a.w.a.) would recite takbeer thrice then say:

مُقْرِنِيْنَ وَ اِنَّا اِلٰى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُوْنَ

muqrinin w ainaa aila rabina lamunqalibuna.

and surely to our Lord will we return.

نَسْاَلُكَ فِيْ سَفَرِنَا هٰذَا الْبِرَّ وَ التَّقْوٰى اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنَّا

aalllhuma ainaa nasaaluk fi safarina hdha albira w altaqwa

We ask that this journey be accompanied with goodness and piety

وَ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ مَا تَرْضٰى. اَللّٰهُمَّ هَوِّنْ

w min aleamal ma tarda. aalllhuma hawin

and with actions that please You. O Allah! Make this journey easy

عَلَيْنَا سَفَرَنَا هٰذَا وَ اَطْوِ عَنَّا بُعْدَهٗ.

a’laynaa safaranaa haazaa wa atwe a’nnaa bo’adahuU

for us and let us cover its distance quickly.

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنْتَ الصَّاحِبُ فِي السَّفَرِ َ

aalllhuma aant alsaahib fi alsafar

O Allah! You are the Companion in the journey

الْخَلِيْفَةُ فِي الْاَهْلِ. اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ اَعُوْذُ بِكَ و

w alkhalifat fi alaahli. aalllhuma ainiy aaeudh bik

and the Guardian over the family. O Allah! I seek refuge with You

مِنْ وَعْثَاءِ السَّفَرِ وَ كَـآبَةِ الْمُنْقَلَبِ

min waetha' alsafar w kaabat almunqalab

from the difficulties of the journey and from the melancholy of being in a different place

سُوْءِ الْمَنْظَرِ فِيْ الْاَهْلِ وَ الْمَالِ.وَ

w su' almanzar fi alaahl w almali.

and from witnessing anything bad in the family and wealth.

آئِبُوْنَ تَائِبُوْنَ عَابِدُوْنَ لِرَبِّنَا حَامِدُوْنَ.

aaa-eboona taa-eboona a’abedoona le-rabbenaa haamedoona.

We return (home while) repenting, worshipping and praising our Lord.