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أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلۡفِيلِ ﴿1﴾
کیا تم نے نہیں دیکھا کہ تمہارے پروردگار نے ہاتھی والوں کے ساتھ کیا کیا
Surah 105 of 114 • 5 verses • Makki
سُوْرَةُ الْفِيْلِ
Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant)
Read with Urdu, English & Hindi meaning, transliteration and audio
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
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أَلَمۡ يَجۡعَلۡ كَيۡدَهُمۡ فِي تَضۡلِيلࣲ ﴿2﴾
کیا ان کا داؤں غلط نہیں کیا؟ (گیا)
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وَأَرۡسَلَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ طَيۡرًا أَبَابِيلَ ﴿3﴾
اور ان پر جھلڑ کے جھلڑ جانور بھیجے
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تَرۡمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةࣲ مِّن سِجِّيلࣲ ﴿4﴾
جو ان پر کھنگر کی پتھریاں پھینکتے تھے
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فَجَعَلَهُمۡ كَعَصۡفࣲ مَّأۡكُولِۭ ﴿5﴾
تو ان کو ایسا کر دیا جیسے کھایا ہوا بھس
Arabic: Uthmani script. Urdu meaning: Fateh Muhammad Jalandhry • English: The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab • Hindi: Suhel Farooq Khan • Text via quran-api (fawazahmed0) • Recitation: Mishary Alafasy, Abdul Basit, Mahmoud Al-Husary, Maher Al-Muaiqly & Muhammad Al-Minshawi via EveryAyah — choose your reciter above. Translation audio: English (Sahih International, Ibrahim Walk) & Urdu (Shamshad Ali Khan) via EveryAyah; Hindi uses your device's voice reader and needs internet voices on some phones. Spoken translation wording may differ slightly from the displayed text. Educational content — not a fatwa. See methodology.
Reviewed • 2026-01-01Our methodology
About Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant)
Surah Al-Fil is surah 105 of 114 — 5 verses, Makki. Read it above in Arabic with Urdu, English and Hindi translation, transliteration and audio, or continue to all 114 surahs and the full Quran with 30 paras.
Tafsir summary
Elephant: Abraha’s army and the birds of clay — the House protected in the Year of the Elephant.
Key themes: Protection • Birds of clay • Elephant year
- Verse 1: How your Lord dealt with the Elephant’s companions.
Summary: Hikmah Noor editorial. For rulings and detail see classical tafsir (Ibn Kathir, Jalalayn) and consult scholars — our methodology.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Fil?
Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) has 5 verses and is Makki (revealed in Mecca).
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What is Surah Al-Fil about?
Elephant: Abraha’s army and the birds of clay — the House protected in the Year of the Elephant. Key themes: Protection, Birds of clay, Elephant year.