Surah Al-Ikhlas (112): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Surah Al-Ikhlas in the authentic hadiths

• The Prophet ﷺ said of this surah: “By Him in whose hand is my soul, it is equal to one third of the Quran” (Sahih al-Bukhari, 5013; see also Sahih Muslim, 811).
• Every night before sleeping, the Prophet ﷺ would cup his hands, blow into them while reciting Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas, then wipe them over his body, doing this three times (Sahih al-Bukhari, 5017).

Full text of Surah Al-Ikhlas, verse by verse

Every verse is given in Arabic (Uthmani script), in transliteration and in English. To hear it recited, open our Quran audio page and choose this surah; the rules of recitation are explained on our tajweed page.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾

Qul huwal laahu ahad

1 Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾

Allah hus-samad

2 Allah, the Eternal Refuge.

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾

Lam yalid wa lam yoolad

3 He neither begets nor is born,

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾

Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad

4 Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.