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Surah 113. Al-Falaq — The Daybreak

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The English text of surah 113 (Al-Falaq, “The Daybreak”), 5 verses, from the public-domain translation The Holy Qur'an by Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1934), shown next to the Arabic original. Read this surah interactively.

1

Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn,

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

2

From the mischief of created things;

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

3

From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads;

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

4

From the mischief of those who practise secret arts;

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

5

And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy.

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ