Al-Kafirun, Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas · transliteration with Arabic
The 4 Quls in English
The four short surahs that begin with "Qul" (Say), in English letters with the Arabic beside each line.
- Surah Al-Ikhlas is equal to a third of the Qur'an. Sahih al-Bukhari 5015
- Every night the Prophet ﷺ cupped his hands, recited Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq and An-Nas into them, and wiped over his body, three times. Sahih al-Bukhari 5017
Surah Al-Kafirun (109)
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
قُلۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَ
Qul yā ayyuhal-kāfirūn
لَآ أَعۡبُدُ مَا تَعۡبُدُونَ
Lā aʿbudu mā taʿbudūn
وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ
Walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbud
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٞ مَّا عَبَدتُّمۡ
Walā ana ʿābidun mā ʿabadttum
وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعۡبُدُ
Walā antum ʿābidūna mā aʿbud
لَكُمۡ دِينُكُمۡ وَلِيَ دِينِ
Lakum dīnukum waliya dīn
Surah Al-Ikhlas (112)
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
قُلۡ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Qul huwallāhu aḥad
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
Allāhuṣ-ṣamad
لَمۡ يَلِدۡ وَلَمۡ يُولَدۡ
Lam yalid walam yūlad
وَلَمۡ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدُۢ
Walam yakun lahū kufuwan aḥad
Surah Al-Falaq (113)
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلۡفَلَقِ
Qul aʿūdhu birabbil-falaq
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
Min sharri mā khalaq
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
Wamin sharri ghāsiqin idhā waqab
وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِي ٱلۡعُقَدِ
Wamin sharrin-naffāthāti fil-ʿuqad
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
Wamin sharri ḥāsidin idhā ḥasad
Surah An-Nas (114)
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillāhir-raḥmānir-raḥīm
قُلۡ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Qul aʿūdhu birabbin-nās
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Malikin-nās
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Ilāhin-nās
مِن شَرِّ ٱلۡوَسۡوَاسِ ٱلۡخَنَّاسِ
Min sharril-waswāsil-khannās
ٱلَّذِي يُوَسۡوِسُ فِي صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Alladhī yuwaswisu fī ṣudūrin-nās
مِنَ ٱلۡجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
Minal-jinnati wan-nās
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- ā ī ū long vowels: hold them for two beats
- ʿ the letter 'ayn, from deep in the throat
- ʾ a short stop (hamzah), as in "uh-oh"
- ḥ ṣ ḍ ṭ ẓ heavy letters, said fuller than h s d t z
- th dh kh gh sh one sound each; a hyphen (s-h) means two separate letters
- al- joined to the word before: say it as one flow
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