Niyat, the intention
Miqat par ya us se pehle: Allahumma labbayka umratan. O Allah, here I am for Umrah.
Niyat dil ka amal hai. Saying it aloud focuses the intention; it is not a condition of validity.
Talbiyah
Labbayk Allahumma labbayk. Labbayka la sharika laka labbayk. Innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk. La sharika lak.
Translation: Here I am, O Allah, here I am. Here I am, You have no partner, here I am. Indeed all praise and blessing is Yours, and the dominion. You have no partner.
Ihram baandhne se tawaf shuru karne tak padhte rahein, men aloud, women quietly.
Tawaf ki dua
Kisi chakkar ki koi muqarrar dua nahin hai. Any dhikr, Quran or personal supplication is valid, in any language. This matters, because travellers often end up reading from a booklet and lose count of the circuits.
Rukn-e-Yamani aur Hajr-e-Aswad ke darmiyan yeh dua manqool hai: Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanah, wa fil-akhirati hasanah, wa qina adhaban-nar.
Safa aur Marwah par
Safa par chadhte waqt: Innas-Safa wal-Marwata min sha'a'irillah. Phir Kaaba ki taraf rukh karke teen baar takbir aur apni dua. Marwah par bhi wahi, magar aayat ke baghair.
Download
A printable PDF with the niyat, talbiyah and stage-by-stage duas in Arabic, Roman transliteration and English is available. It is sized to fold into an ihram belt pocket.
Questions
Umrah ki niyat kya hai?
Miqat par ya us se pehle yeh niyat ki jaati hai: Allahumma labbayka umratan. O Allah, here I am for Umrah. Niyat asal mein dil ka amal hai; zaban se kehna shart nahin.
Umrah ki dua kaun si hai?
Talbiyah: Labbayk Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk, innal-hamda wan-ni'mata laka wal-mulk, la sharika lak. Yeh ihram baandhne se tawaf shuru karne tak padhi jaati hai.
Kya tawaf ki koi khaas dua hai?
Nahin. Tawaf ke chakkron ke liye koi muqarrar dua nahin hai. Koi bhi zikr, Quran ki tilawat ya apni dua, kisi bhi zaban mein jaiz hai.
Kya Umrah ke liye duayein yaad karni zaroori hain?
Nahin. Niyat aur talbiyah ke alawa kuch yaad karna zaroori nahin. Apni zaban mein dua karna poore safar mein jaiz hai.