Al-Falaq
The Daybreak
Surah 113 · Meccan · 5 ayahs
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ ١
Qul aʿūdhu birabbil-falaq.
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢
Min sharri mā khalaq.
From the evil of that which He created
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣
Wa min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab.
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ ٤
Wa min sharrin-naffāthāti fil-ʿuqad.
And from the evil of the blowers in knots1
Footnotes (1)
- i.e., those who practice magic.
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥
Wa min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad.
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."