Suwar

سورة الفيل

Surah Al-Fil

5 verses · Meccan

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Arabic text

  1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ ﴿1﴾

    Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi ashaabil feel

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

  2. أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ ﴿2﴾

    Alam yaj'al kai dahum fee tad leel

    Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,

  3. وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿3﴾

    Wa arsala 'alaihim tairan abaabeel

    And send against them swarms of flying creatures,

  4. تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ ﴿4﴾

    Tar meehim bi hi jaaratim min sij jeel

    Which pelted them with stones of baked clay,

  5. فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ ﴿5﴾

    Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool

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

Questions about this surah

How many verses are in Surah Al-Fil?

Surah Al-Fil has 5 verses.

Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Fil is classified as Meccan in the dataset used by this site.

What is the order of Surah Al-Fil in the Quran?

Surah Al-Fil is surah number 105 of 114. It follows Surah Al-Humaza. It is followed by Surah Quraish.

What does the name of Surah Al-Fil mean?

The name Al-Fil is usually translated as "The Elephant".

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