The Daybreak al-Falaq ( الفلق )

5 verses • revealed at Meccan

»The surah that opens with the mention of God as the Lord of The Daybreak and that teaches one to seek refuge in Him from the evil in creation and from all who envy the blessings of God in others. It takes its name from “the daybreak” (al-falaq) mentioned in

. The surah is used as an invocation against evil.«
The surah is also known as: The Dawn, The Rising Day.

بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ

Transliteration: bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīmⁱ

Translation: In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

1

قُل أَعوذُ بِرَبِّ الفَلَقِ

Transliteration

qul ʾaʿūdhu bi-rabbi l-falaqⁱ

Translation

Say, ‘I seek the protection of the Lord of the daybreak

2

مِن شَرِّ ما خَلَقَ

Transliteration

min sharri mā khalaq^a

Translation

from the evil of what He has created,

3

وَمِن شَرِّ غاسِقٍ إِذا وَقَبَ

Transliteration

wa-min sharri ghāsiqin ʾidhā waqab^a

Translation

and from the evil of the dark night when it settles,

4

وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفّاثاتِ فِي العُقَدِ

Transliteration

wa-min sharri n-naffāthāti fī l-ʿuqadⁱ

Translation

and from the evil of the witches who blow on knots,

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وَمِن شَرِّ حاسِدٍ إِذا حَسَدَ

Transliteration

wa-min sharri ḥāsidin ʾidhā ḥasad^a

Translation

and from the evil of the envious one when he envies.’