Quran Surahs

Most children begin their Qur’an journey with the short surahs. Here are the ones families read and revise most often, set out clearly with a simple English meaning beside every verse. Tap a surah to open it.

1Al-FatihahThe Opening · 7 versesسُورَةُ ٱلْفَاتِحَةِ

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿١﴾

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿٢﴾

Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ ﴿٣﴾

The Beneficent, the Merciful.

مَٰلِكِ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ ﴿٤﴾

Master of the Day of Judgment,

إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ﴿٥﴾

Thee (alone) we worship; Thee (alone) we ask for help.

ٱهْدِنَا ٱلصِّرَٰطَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَ ﴿٦﴾

Show us the straight path,

صِرَٰطَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ ٱلْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا ٱلضَّآلِّينَ ﴿٧﴾

The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path) of those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray.

2:255Ayat al-KursiThe Verse of the Throne · 1 verse آية الكرسي

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلْحَىُّ ٱلْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٌۭ وَلَا نَوْمٌۭ ۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِى يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِۦ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنْ عِلْمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ ٱلْعَلِىُّ ٱلْعَظِيمُ ﴿٢٥٥﴾

Allah! There is no deity save Him, the Alive, the Eternal. Neither slumber nor sleep overtaketh Him. Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. Who is he that intercedeth with Him save by His leave? He knoweth that which is in front of them and that which is behind them, while they encompass nothing of His knowledge save what He will. His throne includeth the heavens and the earth, and He is never weary of preserving them. He is the Sublime, the Tremendous.

112Al-IkhlasSincerity · 4 versesسُورَةُ الإِخۡلَاصِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾

Say: He is Allah, the One!

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾

Allah, the eternally Besought of all!

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾

He begetteth not nor was begotten.

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾

And there is none comparable unto Him.

113Al-FalaqThe Daybreak · 5 versesسُورَةُ الفَلَقِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the Daybreak

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾

From the evil of that which He created;

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾

From the evil of the darkness when it is intense,

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾

And from the evil of malignant witchcraft,

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾

And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.

114An-NasMankind · 6 versesسُورَةُ النَّاسِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾

Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾

The King of mankind,

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾

The god of mankind,

مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾

From the evil of the sneaking whisperer,

ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾

Who whispereth in the hearts of mankind,

مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

Of the jinn and of mankind.

110An-NasrDivine Support · 3 versesسُورَةُ النَّصۡرِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْفَتْحُ ﴿١﴾

When Allah’s succour and the triumph cometh

وَرَأَيْتَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًۭا ﴿٢﴾

And thou seest mankind entering the religion of Allah in troops,

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا ﴿٣﴾

Then hymn the praises of thy Lord, and seek forgiveness of Him. Lo! He is ever ready to show mercy.

111Al-MasadThe Palm Fibre · 5 versesسُورَةُ المَسَدِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ ﴿١﴾

The power of Abu Lahab will perish, and he will perish.

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ﴿٢﴾

His wealth and gains will not exempt him.

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ ﴿٣﴾

He will be plunged in flaming Fire,

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ﴿٤﴾

And his wife, the wood-carrier,

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ ﴿٥﴾

Will have upon her neck a halter of palm-fibre.

108Al-KawtharAbundance · 3 versesسُورَةُ الكَوۡثَرِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ ﴿١﴾

Lo! We have given thee Abundance;

فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ ﴿٢﴾

So pray unto thy Lord, and sacrifice.

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ ﴿٣﴾

Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.

109Al-KafirunThe Disbelievers · 6 versesسُورَةُ الكَافِرُونَ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿١﴾

Say: O disbelievers!

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾

I worship not that which ye worship;

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾

Nor worship ye that which I worship.

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾

And I shall not worship that which ye worship.

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾

Nor will ye worship that which I worship.

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾

Unto you your religion, and unto me my religion.

107Al-Ma’unSmall Kindnesses · 7 versesسُورَةُ المَاعُونِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿١﴾

Hast thou observed him who belieth religion?

فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿٢﴾

That is he who repelleth the orphan,

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣﴾

And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.

فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾

Ah, woe unto worshippers

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾

Who are heedless of their prayer;

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ ﴿٦﴾

Who would be seen (at worship)

وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿٧﴾

Yet refuse small kindnesses!

106QurayshThe Quraysh · 4 versesسُورَةُ قُرَيۡشٍ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ ﴿١﴾

For the taming of Qureysh.

إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ ﴿٢﴾

For their taming (We cause) the caravans to set forth in winter and summer.

فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ ﴿٣﴾

So let them worship the Lord of this House,

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ ﴿٤﴾

Who hath fed them against hunger and hath made them safe from fear.

105Al-FilThe Elephant · 5 versesسُورَةُ الفِيلِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?

أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ ﴿٢﴾

Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾

And send against them swarms of flying creatures,

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿٤﴾

Which pelted them with stones of baked clay,

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿٥﴾

And made them like green crops devoured (by cattle)?

104Al-HumazahThe Slanderer · 9 versesسُورَةُ الهُمَزَةِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ هُمَزَةٍۢ لُّمَزَةٍ ﴿١﴾

Woe unto every slandering traducer,

ٱلَّذِى جَمَعَ مَالًۭا وَعَدَّدَهُۥ ﴿٢﴾

Who hath gathered wealth (of this world) and arranged it.

يَحْسَبُ أَنَّ مَالَهُۥٓ أَخْلَدَهُۥ ﴿٣﴾

He thinketh that his wealth will render him immortal.

كَلَّا ۖ لَيُنۢبَذَنَّ فِى ٱلْحُطَمَةِ ﴿٤﴾

Nay, but verily he will be flung to the Consuming One.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلْحُطَمَةُ ﴿٥﴾

Ah, what will convey unto thee what the Consuming One is!

نَارُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمُوقَدَةُ ﴿٦﴾

(It is) the fire of Allah, kindled,

ٱلَّتِى تَطَّلِعُ عَلَى ٱلْأَفْـِٔدَةِ ﴿٧﴾

Which leapeth up over the hearts (of men).

إِنَّهَا عَلَيْهِم مُّؤْصَدَةٌۭ ﴿٨﴾

Lo! it is closed in on them

فِى عَمَدٍۢ مُّمَدَّدَةٍۭ ﴿٩﴾

In outstretched columns.

103Al-AsrTime · 3 versesسُورَةُ العَصۡرِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾

By the declining day,

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾

Lo! man is a state of loss,

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْا۟ بِٱلصَّبْرِ ﴿٣﴾

Save those who believe and do good works, and exhort one another to truth and exhort one another to endurance.

102At-TakathurCompeting for More · 8 versesسُورَةُ التَّكَاثُرِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

أَلْهَىٰكُمُ ٱلتَّكَاثُرُ ﴿١﴾

Rivalry in worldly increase distracteth you

حَتَّىٰ زُرْتُمُ ٱلْمَقَابِرَ ﴿٢﴾

Until ye come to the graves.

كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٣﴾

Nay, but ye will come to know!

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿٤﴾

Nay, but ye will come to know!

كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٥﴾

Nay, would that ye knew (now) with a sure knowledge!

لَتَرَوُنَّ ٱلْجَحِيمَ ﴿٦﴾

For ye will behold hell-fire.

ثُمَّ لَتَرَوُنَّهَا عَيْنَ ٱلْيَقِينِ ﴿٧﴾

Aye, ye will behold it with sure vision.

ثُمَّ لَتُسْـَٔلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ عَنِ ٱلنَّعِيمِ ﴿٨﴾

Then, on that day, ye will be asked concerning pleasure.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script). English meanings: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (public domain).
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