Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) — 105

1. 105:1Tafsir of this ayahOpen in reader

   بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ

   Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi ashaabil feel

   Have you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant?

2. 105:2Tafsir of this ayahOpen in reader

   أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ

   Alam yaj'al kai dahum fee tad leel

   Did He not make their plan into misguidance?

3. 105:3Tafsir of this ayahOpen in reader

   وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ

   Wa arsala 'alaihim tairan abaabeel

   And He sent against them birds in flocks,

4. 105:4Tafsir of this ayahOpen in reader

   تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ

   Tar meehim bi hi jaaratim min sij jeel

   Striking them with stones of hard clay,

5. 105:5Tafsir of this ayahOpen in reader

   فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ

   Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool

   And He made them like eaten straw.

Arabic: the Uthmani Mushaf, shown verbatim. English translation: Sahih International. Transliteration provided for learners. Browse all 114 surahs.