The four Quls
Al-Kafirun109:1–6
قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ
Say, "O disbelievers,
لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ
I do not worship what you worship.
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.
وَلَآ أَنَا۠ عَابِدٌۭ مَّا عَبَدتُّمْ
Nor will I be a worshipper of what you worship.
وَلَآ أَنتُمْ عَٰبِدُونَ مَآ أَعْبُدُ
Nor will you be worshippers of what I worship.
لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِىَ دِينِ
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."
Al-Ikhlas112:1–4
قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,
ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ
Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
He neither begets nor is born,
وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُۥ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌۢ
Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
Al-Falaq113:1–5
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak
مِن شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
From the evil of that which He created
وَمِن شَرِّ غَاسِقٍ إِذَا وَقَبَ
And from the evil of darkness when it settles
وَمِن شَرِّ ٱلنَّفَّٰثَٰتِ فِى ٱلْعُقَدِ
And from the evil of the blowers in knots
وَمِن شَرِّ حَاسِدٍ إِذَا حَسَدَ
And from the evil of an envier when he envies."
An-Nas114:1–6
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind,
مَلِكِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The Sovereign of mankind.
إِلَٰهِ ٱلنَّاسِ
The God of mankind,
مِن شَرِّ ٱلْوَسْوَاسِ ٱلْخَنَّاسِ
From the evil of the retreating whisperer -
ٱلَّذِى يُوَسْوِسُ فِى صُدُورِ ٱلنَّاسِ
Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of mankind -
مِنَ ٱلْجِنَّةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ
From among the jinn and mankind."
The four Quls are a popular grouping of the short surahs that open with Qul: Al-Kafirun, Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas. The three Quls at the end are the set taught before sleep. Al-Kafirun is often placed in front of them, and this page plays all four in that order.
Arabic and translation, played in order with your chosen reciter.
Common questions
- What are the four Quls?
- Surah Al-Kafirun (109), Al-Ikhlas (112), Al-Falaq (113), and An-Nas (114). Each opens with Qul.
- Are the four Quls the same as the three Quls?
- The three Quls are Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, and An-Nas. The four Quls add Al-Kafirun in front of them.