Al-Falaq

The Daybreak · Meccan · 5 ayahs

قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ ١

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

Say, O Messenger: “I seek refuge in the Lord of the morning and I seek His protection.”

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ٢

From the evil of that which He created

“From the evils of the harms of all creation.”

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ٣

And from the evil of darkness when it settles

“And I seek refuge in Allah from the evils that appear in the night, i.e. harmful creatures and bandits.”

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ ٤

And from the evil of the blowers in knots¹

“And I seek His refuge from the evils of the sorceresses who blow onto knots.”

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ٥

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

“And I seek His refuge from the evil of the jealous one when he acts out his jealousy.”

Text: Quranic Universal Library (Tarteel), via spa5k/tafsir_api (MIT), at a fixed version. The ayahs: Quran Foundation. Sources and licences

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