Al Falaq

Shakir

1 Say: I seek refuge in the Lord of the dawn,

Yusuf Ali

1 Say: I seek refuge with the Lord of the Dawn

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: "I seek refuge with (Allah), the Lord of the daybreak,

Shakir

2 From the evil of what He has created,

Yusuf Ali

2 From the mischief of created things;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 "From the evil of what He has created,

Shakir

3 And from the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes,

Yusuf Ali

3 From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 "And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away),

Shakir

4 And from the evil of those who blow on knots,

Yusuf Ali

4 From the mischief of those who practise secret arts;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 "And from the evil of those who practise witchcraft when they blow in the knots,

Shakir

5 And from the evil of the envious when he envies

Yusuf Ali

5 And from the mischief of the envious one as he practises envy.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 "And from the evil of the envier when he envies."