قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
Surah Al-Falaq
Qul a'udhu bi-Rabbil-falaq
5 ayatQur'an 113:1–5
People · Surah 114 · 6 ayat · Qur'an 114:1–6
Surah An-Nas
When: Before sleeping, and morning and evening
Surah An-Nas
Listen, then say it with me
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Ayah 1Qul a'udhu bi-Rabbin-nas
Say: I ask the Lord of people to keep me safe,
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Ayah 2Malikin-nas
the King of people,
إِلَـٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Ayah 3Ilahin-nas
the God of people,
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ
Ayah 4Min sharril-waswasil-khannas
from the harm of the sneaky whisperer who slips away,
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Ayah 5Alladhi yuwaswisu fi sudurin-nas
who whispers bad ideas into people's hearts,
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
Ayah 6Minal-jinnati wan-nas
whether from the jinn or from people.
Qur'an 114:1–6 · Meaning: our child-friendly wording · littleminarets.com
For parents & teachers
Teaching this surah
The repeating "-nas" at the end of every ayah makes this surah a favorite with young children: let them shout the "nas" while you say the rest. It also gives a gentle way to talk about the little voice that sometimes tells us to do something unkind: we can ask Allah to keep that whisper away. Learn it alongside Al-Falaq, and make the three protection surahs part of bedtime.
By age: Ages 3 and up: the rhyme makes it easy.
About this surah
An-Nas means "People", a word that ends every one of its six ayat. It is the last surah of the Qur'an and the partner of Al-Falaq: together they are the two surahs of protection that the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ recited, with Al-Ikhlas, every night before sleeping (Sahih al-Bukhari 5017). Tanzil lists it as revealed in Mecca. Its repeating "-nas" rhyme makes it easy and fun to learn.
Where it comes from
- Qur'an 114:1–6 (opens in a new tab)
- Arabic: the Uthmani text from Tanzil (opens in a new tab), unchanged. The meaning is our own wording for children; for a standard translation see Saheeh International on quran.com (opens in a new tab).
- Checked by Ozair Ali.
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