Surah Fil — The Elephant

Chapter 105 of the Quran · 5 verses · Meccan · Arabic name الفيل

Also spelled Surah Al Fil.

Surah Al-Fil at a glance

How many verses does Surah Al-Fil have?: Surah Al-Fil has 5 verses (ayat).
Which juz is Surah Al-Fil in?: Juz 30, also called Para 30. Read Juz 30.
Was Surah Al-Fil revealed in Makkah or Madinah?: It was revealed in Makkah, so it is a Meccan (Makki) surah.
What does Al-Fil mean?: Al-Fil means “The Elephant”. In Arabic it is written الفيل.
Where is Surah Al-Fil in the Quran?: It is chapter 105 of 114. Page 601 of the standard 604-page mushaf.

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ 105:1

Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka bi-as-habialfeel

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with the owners of the Elephant?

أَلَمْ يَجْعَلْ كَيْدَهُمْ فِى تَضْلِيلٍ 105:2

Alam yajAAal kaydahum fee tadleel

Did He not bring their stratagem to naught,

وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ 105:3

Waarsala AAalayhim tayran ababeel

And send against them swarms of flying creatures,

تَرْمِيهِم بِحِجَارَةٍ مِّن سِجِّيلٍ 105:4

Tarmeehim bihijaratin minsijjeel

Which pelted them with stones of baked clay,

فَجَعَلَهُمْ كَعَصْفٍ مَّأْكُولٍۭ 105:5

FajaAAalahum kaAAasfin ma/kool

And made them like green crops devoured (by cattle)?

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall (public domain). Transliteration is a mechanical romanisation. Arabic in the Uthmani script.