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113. Al-Falaq · The Dawn

A prayer seeks refuge with the Lord of daybreak from several forms of harm. Darkness, malicious practices, and envy are named within that petition, directing vulnerability and fear toward dependence on divine protection rather than human self-sufficiency.

Updated 20 October 2026Editorial review edition

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Meccan (traditional classification) · 5 verses

Editorial themes: Seeking refuge · Harm · Envy · Divine protection

English: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930), public-domain translation. Arabic: Tanzil Project, Uthmani 1.1, used verbatim under its text licence. Text provenance & limitations →

A note on Arabic, English and verse numbering

Tanzil’s Arabic source includes the opening basmala with the first verse of surahs other than 9. Pickthall’s numbered translation includes it at 1:1; at other surah openings it is not repeated within the numbered English verse. This display preserves both source conventions. The Arabic is not a collection of all variant readings.

113:1 Compare translations ↗

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak

113:2 Compare translations ↗

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

From the evil of that which He created;

113:3 Compare translations ↗

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,

113:4 Compare translations ↗

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,

113:5 Compare translations ↗

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.

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