Surah Al-Falaq — Word by Word
الفلق
The Daybreak
MeccanJuz 305 ayahs
Explanations are simplified from tafsirs by Ibn Kathir, Mufti Muhammad Shafi, and Maulana Wahiduddin Khan. Spot an inaccuracy? Let us know.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
1
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qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaqi
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
2
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min sharri mā khalaqa
From the evil of that which He created
3
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wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
4
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wamin sharri l-nafāthāti fī l-ʿuqadi
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
5
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wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."