سُورَةُ الفَلَقِ
Surah Al-Falaq (The Daybreak) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-Falaq is the 113th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Daybreak”. It has 5 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 113 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | الفلق |
| English meaning | The Daybreak |
| Number of ayahs | 5 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 20 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 604 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
About Surah Al-Falaq
Al-Falaq, "The Daybreak", is the first of the two Mu‘awwidhatayn (surahs of seeking refuge). In five verses it teaches the believer to seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak from the evil of what He created, from the darkness of night, from those who blow on knots in sorcery, and from the envier when he envies.
In the hadith
- The Prophet ﷺ said of Al-Falaq and An-Nas that verses like them had never been seen before. (Sahih Muslim 814)
- He recited Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas before sleeping, blowing into his hands and wiping over his body. (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017)
Surah Al-Falaq is one of the last 10 surahs of the Quran, which many Muslims memorise first and recite in daily prayers.
Read Surah Al-Falaq in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾
Qul a'uzoo bi rabbil-falaq
Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾
Min sharri ma khalaq
From the evil of that which He created;
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾
Wa min sharri ghasiqin iza waqab
From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,
وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾
Wa min sharrin-naffaa-thaati fil 'uqad
And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾
Wa min shar ri haasidin iza hasad
And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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