Surah Al-Falaq · Ayah 1·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 4 roots in 4 of 4 words

Rarest here: ف-ل-ق — 4× in the Qurʾān

Recitation · 3 points across 3 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī1
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Lām qamariyyah1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

4 words · 14 letters · āyah 1 of 5

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 114:1 · An-Naasvery close

    قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ

    Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,

  • Quran 114:2 · An-Naasvery close

    مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ

    The Sovereign of mankind.

  • Quran 23:97 · Al-Muminoonclose

    وَقُل رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَٰتِ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ

    And say, "My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils,

  • Quran 23:100 · Al-Muminoonclose

    لَعَلِّىٓ أَعْمَلُ صَٰلِحًا فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَآئِلُهَا وَمِن وَرَآئِهِم بَرْزَخٌ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

    That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected.

  • Quran 75:12 · Al-Qiyaamaclose

    إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ يَوْمَئِذٍ ٱلْمُسْتَقَرُّ

    To your Lord, that Day, is the [place of] permanence.

  • Quran 84:1 · Al-Inshiqaaqclose

    إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنشَقَّتْ

    When the sky has split [open]

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 113:1?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 113:1 include Quran 114:1 (Surah An-Naas), Quran 114:2 (Surah An-Naas), Quran 23:97 (Surah Al-Muminoon), and Quran 23:100 (Surah Al-Muminoon). For example, 114:1 reads: “Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 113:1 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 113:1 (Surah Al-Falaq, The Dawn) reads: “Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak”

Which surah is verse 113:1 in?

Quran 113:1 is āyah 1 of Surah Al-Falaq (The Dawn), chapter 113 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 5 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 113:1?

Tartīl presents Quran 113:1 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.