Surah Al-Fil (الفيل)
“The Elephant”
Surah Details
Verses
5
Pages
1205–1206
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
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About Surah Al-Fil
Surah Al-Fil (الفيل), meaning “The Elephant”, is the 105th surah of the Holy Quran. It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca, consisting of 5 verses (ayat). It spans 2 pages in this transliteration edition, from page 1205 to page 1206, and falls within Juz 30 of the Quran.
Read this surah in English transliteration with colour-coded Tajweed rules to improve your recitation. Each colour represents a specific Tajweed rule, helping you pronounce every letter and vowel correctly according to traditional recitation methods.
Surah Al-Fil Transliteration — Verse by Verse
Read all 5 verses of Surah Al-Fil in English transliteration with the Arabic text and translation. For full Tajweed colour coding, open the interactive reader.
- Prolongation (Madd)
- Long prolongation
- Nasalisation (Ghunnah)
- Echo (Qalqalah)
- Heavy (Tafkheem)
- 1Verse 1
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡفِيلِ
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biashabi alfeeliHave you not considered, [O Muhammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant
- 2Verse 2
أَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِي تَضۡلِيلٖ
Alam yajAAal kaydahum fee tadleelinDid He not make their plan into misguidance
- 3Verse 3
وَأَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا أَبَابِيلَ
Waarsala AAalayhim tayran ababeelaAnd He sent against them birds in flocks
- 4Verse 4
تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٖ مِّن سِجِّيلٖ
Tarmeehim bihijaratin min sijjeelinStriking them with stones of hard clay
- 5Verse 5
فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفٖ مَّأۡكُولِۭ
FajaAAalahum kaAAasfin makoolinAnd He made them like eaten straw
Arabic text: The Noble Qur’an Encyclopedia. Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Translation: Saheeh International. Compiled via quran-json (CC BY 4.0).
Pages in Surah Al-Fil
Frequently Asked Questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Fil?
Surah Al-Fil (الفيل) contains 5 verses (ayat).
Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan surah, meaning it was revealed in Mecca before the migration (Hijra) to Medina.
What does “Al-Fil” mean?
The name “Al-Fil” (الفيل) translates to “The Elephant” in English.
How to read Surah Al-Fil with proper Tajweed?
You can read Surah Al-Fil with proper Tajweed using the colour-coded transliteration on this site. Each colour represents a different Tajweed rule — for example, red for necessary prolongation (Madd), green for nasalisation (Ghunnah), and blue for emphatic pronunciation (Tafkheem). Start reading from page 1205.