وَٱلْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾
Wal' asr
The last surahs of the Quran, short and easy to learn, recited in prayers everywhere. Learn them with the audio and the repeat setting.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾
Wal' asr
إِنَّ ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾
Innal insaana lafee khusr
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
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿١﴾
Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi ashaabil feel
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ ﴿٢﴾
Alam yaj'al kai dahum fee tad leel
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿٣﴾
Wa arsala 'alaihim tairan abaabeel
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿٤﴾
Tar meehim bi hi jaaratim min sij jeel
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿٥﴾
Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
لِإِيلَٰفِ قُرَيْشٍ ﴿١﴾
Li-ilaafi quraish
إِۦلَٰفِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ ٱلشِّتَآءِ وَٱلصَّيْفِ ﴿٢﴾
Elaafihim rihlatash shitaa-i wass saif
فَلْيَعْبُدُوا۟ رَبَّ هَٰذَا ٱلْبَيْتِ ﴿٣﴾
Fal y'abudu rabba haazal-bait
ٱلَّذِىٓ أَطْعَمَهُم مِّن جُوعٍۢ وَءَامَنَهُم مِّنْ خَوْفٍۭ ﴿٤﴾
Allazi at'amahum min ju'inw-wa-aamana hum min khawf
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
أَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى يُكَذِّبُ بِٱلدِّينِ ﴿١﴾
Ara-aital lazee yu kazzibu bid deen
فَذَٰلِكَ ٱلَّذِى يَدُعُّ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿٢﴾
Fa zaalikal lazi yadu'ul-yateem
وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿٣﴾
Wa la ya huddu 'alaa ta'amil miskeen
فَوَيْلٌۭ لِّلْمُصَلِّينَ ﴿٤﴾
Fa wai lul-lil mu salleen
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ عَن صَلَاتِهِمْ سَاهُونَ ﴿٥﴾
Al lazeena hum 'an salaatihim sahoon
ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ يُرَآءُونَ ﴿٦﴾
Al lazeena hum yuraa-oon
وَيَمْنَعُونَ ٱلْمَاعُونَ ﴿٧﴾
Wa yamna'oonal ma'oon
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ ﴿١﴾
Innaa a'taina kal kauthar
فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَٱنْحَرْ ﴿٢﴾
Fa salli li rabbika wanhar
إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ ﴿٣﴾
Inna shani-aka huwal abtar
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ ﴿١﴾
Qul yaa-ai yuhal kaafiroon
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ﴿٢﴾
Laa a'budu ma t'abudoon
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٣﴾
Wa laa antum 'aabidoona maa a'bud
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ ﴿٤﴾
Wa laa ana 'abidum maa 'abattum
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ ﴿٥﴾
Wa laa antum 'aabidoona ma a'bud
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ ﴿٦﴾
Lakum deenukum wa liya deen.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْفَتْحُ ﴿١﴾
Iza jaa-a nas rullahi walfath
وَرَأَيْتَ ٱلنَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًۭا ﴿٢﴾
Wa ra-aitan naasa yadkhuloona fee deenil laahi afwajah
فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْهُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ تَوَّابًۢا ﴿٣﴾
Fa sab bih bihamdi rabbika was taghfir, innahu kaana tawwaaba
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍۢ وَتَبَّ ﴿١﴾
Tab bat yadaa abee Lahabinw-wa tabb
مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ﴿٢﴾
Maa aghna 'anhu maaluhu wa ma kasab
سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًۭا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍۢ ﴿٣﴾
Sa yas laa naran zaata lahab
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ﴿٤﴾
Wam ra-atuh hamma latal-hatab
فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌۭ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ ﴿٥﴾
Fee jeediha hab lum mim-masad
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ﴿١﴾
Qul huwal laahu ahad
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ﴿٢﴾
Allah hus-samad
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ ﴿٣﴾
Lam yalid wa lam yoolad
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ ﴿٤﴾
Wa lam yakul-lahu kufuwan ahad
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ ﴿١﴾
Qul a'uzoo bi rabbil-falaq
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ ﴿٢﴾
Min sharri ma khalaq
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ ﴿٣﴾
Wa min sharri ghasiqin iza waqab
وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ ﴿٤﴾
Wa min sharrin-naffaa-thaati fil 'uqad
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ ﴿٥﴾
Wa min shar ri haasidin iza hasad
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿١﴾
Qul a'uzu birabbin naas
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٢﴾
Malikin naas
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٣﴾
Ilaahin naas
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ ﴿٤﴾
Min sharril was waasil khannaas
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ ﴿٥﴾
Al lazee yuwas wisu fee sudoorin naas
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
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.
Set Repeat to 5 on the side, play one surah, and recite along. When you can say it without looking, move to the next.
The rulings on this page are pending review by the scholars on our team.
Questions
Surah Al-Kawthar (108), with three short ayat.
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.
Al-Fatiha first, then Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas, Al-Kawthar and Al-Asr.