Chapter 105
Surah Al-Fil
The Elephant
سُورَةُ الفِيلِ
5 verses · Revealed in Mecca · Begins in Juz 30
Surah Al-Fil (The Elephant) is the 105th chapter of the Holy Quran, with 5 verses. Below is the full Arabic text with transliteration and the English translation. You can also listen to it in immersive 8D audio or open it in the interactive reader.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
- 105:1
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?
- 105:2
أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍۢ
Alam yaj'al kai dahum fee tad leel
Did He not make their plan into misguidance?
- 105:3
وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ
Wa arsala 'alaihim tairan abaabeel
And He sent against them birds in flocks,
- 105:4
تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍۢ مِّن سِجِّيلٍۢ
Tar meehim bi hi jaaratim min sij jeel
Striking them with stones of hard clay,
- 105:5
فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍۢ مَّأْكُولٍۭ
Faja 'alahum ka'asfim m'akool
And He made them like eaten straw.
About Surah Al-Fil
- How many verses does Surah Al-Fil have?
- Surah Al-Fil has 5 verses (ayat). It is chapter 105 of the Holy Quran and begins in Juz 30.
- Is Surah Al-Fil Meccan or Medinan?
- Surah Al-Fil is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca.
- What does "Al-Fil" mean in English?
- Al-Fil means "The Elephant" in English.
- What is Surah Al-Fil about?
- Al-Fil recounts how Allah dealt with the army of the elephant that marched on the Kaaba, sending birds in flocks with stones of baked clay, in the year associated with the Prophet's birth.