Surah 113 · 5 verses

Surah Al-Falaq for kids

Al-Falaq, “The Daybreak”, teaches us to seek refuge in Allah, the Lord of daybreak, from the evil of what He created, from the darkness of night, from those who practise magic and from the envious. Five short verses to say together.

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The surah

The 5 verses of Al-Falaq

Surah
113
Verses
5
Revealed in
Makkah
Meaning
The Daybreak
  1. 1

    قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

    qul aʿūdhu birabbi l-falaqi

    Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

    Word by word
    • قُلْqulSay
    • أَعُوذُaʿūdhuI seek refuge
    • بِرَبِّbirabbiin (the) Lord
    • ٱلْفَلَقِl-falaqi(of) the dawn
  2. 2

    مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

    min sharri mā khalaqa

    From the evil of that which He created

    Word by word
    • مِنminFrom
    • شَرِّsharri(the) evil
    • مَاmā(of) what
    • خَلَقَkhalaqaHe created
  3. 3

    وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

    wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqaba

    And from the evil of darkness when it settles

    Word by word
    • وَمِنwaminAnd from
    • شَرِّsharri(the) evil
    • غَاسِقٍghāsiqin(of) darkness
    • إِذَاidhāwhen
    • وَقَبَwaqabait spreads
  4. 4

    وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

    wamin sharri l-nafāthāti fī l-ʿuqadi

    And from the evil of the blowers in knots

    Word by word
    • وَمِنwaminAnd from
    • شَرِّsharri(the) evil
    • ٱلنَّفَّـٰثَـٰتِl-nafāthāti(of) the blowers
    • فِىfīin
    • ٱلْعُقَدِl-ʿuqadithe knots
  5. 5

    وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

    wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasada

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

    Word by word
    • وَمِنwaminAnd from
    • شَرِّsharri(the) evil
    • حَاسِدٍḥāsidin(of) an envier
    • إِذَاidhāwhen
    • حَسَدَḥasadahe envies

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.

What it teaches

What Al-Falaq teaches

Allah protects us

We ask Allah, the Lord of daybreak, to protect us (verse 1).

From every harm

We seek refuge from the evil in what He created and from the dark of night (verses 2 and 3).

From magic and envy

We seek refuge from magic and from people who envy (verses 4 and 5).

Tips for parents

Learning Al-Falaq with your child

A bedtime surah

Recite it together at bedtime; the dark of night in verse 3 makes it easy to remember why.

Learn it with An-Nas

Al-Falaq and An-Nas both start with “Say, I seek refuge”. Learn them as a pair.

Feel safe

Explain that saying it is asking Allah to look after us, so we don't need to be afraid.

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