Surah Al-Falaq الفلق

The Dawn · 5 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Al-Falaq have?

Surah Al-Falaq is surah 113 of 114 in the Quran and has 5 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Dawn”.

Surah number: 113 / 114
Verses: 5
Classification: Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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Translation

Reciter

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ١

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

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢

(2) From the evil of that which He created

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣

(3) And from the evil of darkness when it settles

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ٤

(4) And from the evil of the blowers in knots[2014]

Notes

[2014]- i.e., those who practice magic.

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥

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

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Surah Al-Falaq is classified as Meccan in the data this reader uses (Tanzil).

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It comes after Al-Ikhlas and before An-Nas.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim. Translation: Noor International Center (QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2), unaltered. Data: quran-json (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recitations: EveryAyah.com (streamed only when you press play). Sources and licences