Quran

Short surahs for salah, with audio to learn them.

The last surahs of the Quran, short and easy to learn, recited in prayers everywhere. Learn them with the audio and the repeat setting.

Surah Al-Asr The Declining Day, Epoch

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

103:1

وَٱلْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾

Wal' asr

103:2

إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾

Innal insaana lafee khusr

103:3

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

Il lal lazeena aamanu wa 'amilus saali haati wa tawa saw bil haqqi wa tawa saw bis sabr

Surah Al-Fil The Elephant

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

105:1

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾

Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi ashaabil feel

105:2

أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ ﴿٢﴾

Alam yaj'al kai dahum fee tad leel

105:3

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾

Wa arsala 'alaihim tairan abaabeel

105:4

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿٤﴾

Tar meehim bi hi jaaratim min sij jeel

105:5

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿٥﴾

Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool

Surah Quraysh Quraysh

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

106:1

لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ ﴿١﴾

Li-ilaafi quraish

106:2

إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ ﴿٢﴾

Elaafihim rihlatash shitaa-i wass saif

106:3

فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ ﴿٣﴾

Fal y'abudu rabba haazal-bait

106:4

ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ ﴿٤﴾

Allazi at'amahum min ju'inw-wa-aamana hum min khawf

Surah Al-Maun Almsgiving

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

107:1

أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿١﴾

Ara-aital lazee yu kazzibu bid deen

107:2

فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿٢﴾

Fa zaalikal lazi yadu'ul-yateem

107:3

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣﴾

Wa la ya huddu 'alaa ta'amil miskeen

107:4

فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾

Fa wai lul-lil mu salleen

107:5

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾

Al lazeena hum 'an salaatihim sahoon

107:6

ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ ﴿٦﴾

Al lazeena hum yuraa-oon

107:7

وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿٧﴾

Wa yamna'oonal ma'oon

Surah Al-Kawthar Abundance

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

108:1

إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ ﴿١﴾

Innaa a'taina kal kauthar

108:2

فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ ﴿٢﴾

Fa salli li rabbika wanhar

108:3

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ ﴿٣﴾

Inna shani-aka huwal abtar

Surah Al-Kafirun The Disbelievers

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

109:1

قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿١﴾

Qul yaa-ai yuhal kaafiroon

109:2

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾

Laa a'budu ma t'abudoon

109:3

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud

109:4

وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾

Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum

109:5

وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾

Wa laa antum 'aabidoona ma a'bud

109:6

لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾

Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.

Surah An-Nasr Divine Support

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

110:1

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْفَتْحُ ﴿١﴾

Iza jaa-a nas rullahi walfath

110:2

وَرَأَيْتَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًۭا ﴿٢﴾

Wa ra-aitan naasa yadkhuloona fee deenil laahi afwajah

110:3

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا ﴿٣﴾

Fa sab bih bihamdi rabbika was taghfir, innahu kaana tawwaaba

Surah Al-Masad The Palm Fibre

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

111:1

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ ﴿١﴾

Tab bat yadaa abee Lahabinw-wa tabb

111:2

مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ﴿٢﴾

Maa aghna 'anhu maaluhu wa ma kasab

111:3

سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ ﴿٣﴾

Sa yas laa naran zaata lahab

111:4

وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ﴿٤﴾

Wam ra-atuh hamma latal-hatab

111:5

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ ﴿٥﴾

Fee jeediha hab lum mim-masad

Surah Al-Ikhlas Sincerity

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

112:1

قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾

Qul huwal laahu ahad

112:2

ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾

Allah hus-samad

112:3

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾

Lam yalid wa lam yoolad

112:4

وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾

Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad

Surah Al-Falaq The Dawn

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

113:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾

Qul a'uzoo bi rabbil-falaq

113:2

مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾

Min sharri ma khalaq

113:3

وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾

Wa min sharri ghasiqin iza waqab

113:4

وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾

Wa min sharrin-naffaa-thaati fil 'uqad

113:5

وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾

Wa min shar ri haasidin iza hasad

Surah An-Nas Mankind

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

114:1

قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾

Qul a'uzu birabbin naas

114:2

مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾

Malikin naas

114:3

إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾

Ilaahin naas

114:4

مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾

Min sharril was waasil khannaas

114:5

ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾

Al lazee yuwas wisu fee sudoorin naas

114:6

مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٦﴾

Minal jinnati wan naas

Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.

Guide

Reciting in salah, the Hanafi rules.

What to recite after Al-Fatiha

Hanafi position

After Al-Fatiha, reciting a surah, or three short ayat, or one long ayah, is wajib in the first two rakahs of a fard prayer, and in every rakah of witr, sunnah and nafl prayers. In the third and fourth rakahs of a fard prayer, Al-Fatiha alone is recited. It is disliked to recite surahs in reverse order across the two rakahs (for example An-Nas then Al-Falaq), or to repeat the same surah in both rakahs of a fard prayer, but the prayer is still valid.

Other madhhabs
Shafi'i, Maliki, Hanbali
Reciting a surah after Al-Fatiha in the first two rakahs is sunnah, not wajib. Leaving it does not need the prostration of forgetfulness in the Shafi'i school.

A good order to learn them

  1. Al-Ikhlas, then Al-Falaq and An-Nas (the shortest, and used daily in the adhkar).
  2. Al-Kawthar and Al-Asr (three ayat each).
  3. Al-Kafirun, An-Nasr and Al-Masad.
  4. Al-Fil, Quraysh and Al-Maun.

Set Repeat to 5 on the side, play one surah, and recite along. When you can say it without looking, move to the next.

  1. Al-Marghinani, al-Hidayah, Bab Sifat al-Salah; Ibn Abidin, Radd al-Muhtar. The other madhhabs' positions are summarised from their standard manuals.

The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.

Questions

Good to know.

What is the shortest surah in the Quran?

Surah Al-Kawthar (108), with three short ayat.

Can I recite the same surah in every prayer?

Yes, the prayer is valid. It is better to vary them, and repeating the same surah in both rakahs of a fard prayer is disliked in the Hanafi school.

Which surahs should a new Muslim learn first?

Al-Fatiha first, then Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas, Al-Kawthar and Al-Asr.