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Five verses, a request for refuge with the Lord of the daybreak against evils named one at a time. The fourth of them is rendered four different ways, and the four do not agree whether it names people.

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113:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ

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Easy-read (simplified)qul a'oodhu birabbi l-falaq

DIN 31635qul ʾaʿūḏu birabbi l-falaqi

Say, "I take refuge with the Lord of Daybreak.

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Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

Say, I seek refuge in the Lord of the daybreak

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

SAY: I betake me for refuge to the Lord of the DAY BREAK

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

Say, I fly for refuge unto the Lord of the day-break

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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113:2

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ

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Easy-read (simplified)min sharri maa khalaq

DIN 31635min šarri mā ḫalaqa

From the evil of what He created.

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From the evil of that which He created

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

from the evil of what He has created

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

Against the mischiefs of his creation

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

that He may deliver me from the mischief of those things which He hath created

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Talal Itani · 2012
  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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113:3

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamin sharri ghaasiqin idhaa waqab

DIN 31635wamin šarri ġāsiqin ʾiḏā waqaba

And from the evil of the darkness as it gathers.

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From the evil of the darkness when it is intense

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and from the evil of the night when it cometh on

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And against the mischief of the night when it overtaketh me

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and from the mischief of the night, when it cometh on

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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113:4

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamin sharri n-naffaathaati fee l-'uqad

DIN 31635wamin šarri n-naffāṯāti fī l-ʿuqadi

And from the evil of those who practice sorcery.

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And from the evil of malignant witchcraft

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and from the evil of the blowers upon knots

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And against the mischief of weird women

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and from the mischief of women blowing on knots

George Sale · published 1734

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  • George Sale · 1734

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113:5

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ

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Easy-read (simplified)wamin sharri haasidin idhaa hasad

DIN 31635wamin šarri ḥāsidin ʾiḏā ḥasada

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

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And from the evil of the envier when he envieth

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · published 1930

and from the evil of the envious when he envies

Edward Henry Palmer · published 1880

And against the mischief of the envier when he envieth

John Medows Rodwell · published 1861

and from the mischief of the envious, when he envieth

George Sale · published 1734

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  • Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · 1930
  • Edward Henry Palmer · 1880
  • John Medows Rodwell · 1861
  • George Sale · 1734

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Arabic textTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired

John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired

Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026

Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International

Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com