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Al-Falaq

الفَلَق

"The Daybreak"

One of the two protective surahs (Al-Mu'awwidhatayn) along with Al-Nas. The Prophet ﷺ would recite these at night for protection.

1
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ الْفَلَقِ

Qul a'ūdhu bi-rabbi l-falaq

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak

قُلْ
qul
Say!
Root: ق و ل
أَعُوذُ
a'ūdhu
I seek refuge
Root: ع و ذ
بِرَبِّ
bi-rabbi
in the Lord of
Root: ر ب ب
الْفَلَقِ
l-falaq
the daybreak/dawn
Root: ف ل ق
2
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

Min sharri mā khalaq

From the evil of what He has created

مِن
min
from
شَرِّ
sharri
the evil of
Root: ش ر ر
مَا
what/that which
خَلَقَ
khalaq
He created
Root: خ ل ق
3
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

Wa-min sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab

And from the evil of darkness when it settles

غَاسِقٍ
ghāsiq
the darkness/night
Root: غ س ق
إِذَا
idhā
when
وَقَبَ
waqab
it settles/spreads
Root: و ق ب
4
وَمِن شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ

Wa-min sharri n-naffāthāti fī l-'uqad

And from the evil of the blowers in knots

النَّفَّاثَاتِ
an-naffāthāt
those who blow
Root: ن ف ث
فِي الْعُقَدِ
fī l-'uqad
in the knots
Root: ع ق د
5
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

Wa-min sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad

And from the evil of an envier when he envies

حَاسِدٍ
ḥāsid
an envier
Root: ح س د
إِذَا
idhā
when
حَسَدَ
ḥasad
he envies
Root: ح س د
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