Duas for Umrah: Every Step, with Arabic & Meaning

Setting out on the journey

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَٰذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ، وَإِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا لَمُنقَلِبُونَ

Subḥānal-ladhī sakhkhara lanā hādhā wa mā kunnā lahū muqrinīn, wa innā ilā Rabbinā lamunqalibūn

“Glory be to the One who has placed this at our service - we could never have done it ourselves - and to our Lord we will surely return.”

Intention for Umrah (at the miqat, in ihram)

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ عُمْرَةً

Labbayk Allāhumma ‘umratan

“Here I am, O Allah, for Umrah.”

The intention itself is in the heart. Many in Pakistan also say: Allāhumma innī urīdul-‘umrata fa yassirhā lī wa taqabbalhā minnī - “O Allah, I intend Umrah; make it easy for me and accept it from me.”

Talbiyah - from ihram until you begin tawaf

لَبَّيْكَ اللَّهُمَّ لَبَّيْكَ، لَبَّيْكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ لَبَّيْكَ، إِنَّ الْحَمْدَ وَالنِّعْمَةَ لَكَ وَالْمُلْكَ، لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ

Labbayk Allāhumma labbayk, labbayka lā sharīka laka labbayk, innal-ḥamda wan-ni‘mata laka wal-mulk, lā sharīka lak

“Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am - You have no partner - here I am. All praise, all blessings and all dominion are Yours. You have no partner.”

Men recite it aloud; women recite it quietly.

Entering Masjid al-Haram (right foot first)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ

Bismillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh. Allāhumma-ftaḥ lī abwāba raḥmatik

“In the name of Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, open for me the doors of Your mercy.”

At the Black Stone, starting each circuit of tawaf

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ

Bismillāhi wallāhu akbar

“In the name of Allah, and Allah is the Greatest.”

Face the Black Stone, raise your right hand towards it (istilam) and say this. Don't push through the crowd to touch it.

Between the Yemeni Corner and the Black Stone

رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ

Rabbanā ātinā fid-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fil-ākhirati ḥasanatan wa qinā ‘adhāban-nār

“Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.”

For the rest of each circuit there is no fixed dua - pray for whatever you wish, in any language.

Approaching Maqam Ibrahim after tawaf

وَاتَّخِذُوا مِن مَّقَامِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ مُصَلًّى

Wattakhidhū min maqāmi Ibrāhīma muṣallā

“And take the standing place of Ibrahim as a place of prayer.”

Then pray two rak‘ahs behind the Maqam if there is space, or anywhere in the mosque. It is Sunnah to recite Surah al-Kafirun in the first and al-Ikhlas in the second.

Drinking Zamzam

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا وَاسِعًا، وَشِفَاءً مِنْ كُلِّ دَاءٍ

Allāhumma innī as’aluka ‘ilman nāfi‘an, wa rizqan wāsi‘an, wa shifā’an min kulli dā’

“O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, plentiful provision, and healing from every illness.”

The Prophet ﷺ said Zamzam is “for whatever it is drunk for” (Sunan Ibn Majah 3062), so any dua may be made.

Climbing Safa at the start of sa'i

إِنَّ الصَّفَا وَالْمَرْوَةَ مِن شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ ۖ أَبْدَأُ بِمَا بَدَأَ اللَّهُ بِهِ

Innaṣ-ṣafā wal-marwata min sha‘ā’irillāh. Abda’u bimā bada’allāhu bih

“Indeed Safa and Marwah are among the symbols of Allah. I begin with what Allah began with.”

Said once, at the very start of sa'i.

On Safa and on Marwah, facing the Kaaba

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، لَهُ الْمُلْكُ وَلَهُ الْحَمْدُ، وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ، لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ، أَنْجَزَ وَعْدَهُ، وَنَصَرَ عَبْدَهُ، وَهَزَمَ الْأَحْزَابَ وَحْدَهُ

Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar, Allāhu akbar. Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdahū lā sharīka lah, lahul-mulku wa lahul-ḥamd, wa huwa ‘alā kulli shay’in qadīr. Lā ilāha illallāhu waḥdah, anjaza wa‘dah, wa naṣara ‘abdah, wa hazamal-aḥzāba waḥdah

“Allah is the Greatest. There is no god but Allah alone, without partner; His is the dominion and His is the praise, and He has power over all things. There is no god but Allah alone: He fulfilled His promise, supported His servant, and alone defeated the confederates.”

Repeat it three times, raising your hands and making your own dua in between.

Between the green lights during sa'i

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْأَعَزُّ الْأَكْرَمُ

Rabbighfir warḥam, innaka antal-a‘azzul-akram

“My Lord, forgive and have mercy. You are the Most Mighty, the Most Generous.”

Men walk briskly between the green lights; women walk normally.

Leaving the masjid (left foot first)

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ، وَالصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ

Bismillāh, waṣ-ṣalātu was-salāmu ‘alā Rasūlillāh. Allāhumma innī as’aluka min faḍlik

“In the name of Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. O Allah, I ask You of Your bounty.”

Greeting the Prophet ﷺ at his grave in Madinah

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ

As-salāmu ‘alayka yā Rasūlallāh

“Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah.”

Then greet Abu Bakr (As-salāmu ‘alayka yā Abā Bakr) and ‘Umar (As-salāmu ‘alayka yā ‘Umar), may Allah be pleased with them.