Surah Al-Falaq (113): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Surah Al-Falaq in the authentic hadiths

• ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Amir reported that the Prophet ﷺ said: “Have you not seen the verses revealed tonight, the like of which has never been seen? “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak” and “Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind”” (Sahih Muslim, 814).
• 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-Falaq, 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 أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾

Qul a'uzoo bi rabbil-falaq

1 Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾

Min sharri ma khalaq

2 From the evil of that which He created

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾

Wa min sharri ghasiqin iza waqab

3 And from the evil of darkness when it settles

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾

Wa min sharrin-naffaa-thaati fil 'uqad

4 And from the evil of the blowers in knots

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾

Wa min shar ri haasidin iza hasad

5 And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

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.