7 short Surahs of the Quran for the beginners
Reciting some verses of the Holy Quran after Surat Alfatihah is a Sunnah in the first two Rak'ahs of every prayer, whether it is a loud or silent prayer, and the companions of Allah's Messenger (PBUH) confirmed that He (PBUH) would recite Surat Alfatihah and a Surah of the Quran in the Dhuhr and Asr prayers just as He would recite in the Maghrib, Ishaa, and Fajr prayers, as Abu Qatadah reported: "The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) led us in prayer and recited in the first two Rak'ahs of the Dhuhr (Noon) and Asr (Afternoon) prayers Surat Alfatihah and two other Surahs, and He would sometimes recite loud enough for us the verses, and He would prolong the first Rak'ah of Dhuhr prayer more than the second, and He acted similarly in the morning prayer", and in another narration of Abu Qatadah also: "He (PBUH) would recite in the last two Rak'ahs Surat Alfatihah" (Sahih Muslim 451 a,b).
So reciting a Surah or some verses of the Holy Quran after Surat Alfatihah is a confirmed Sunnah of the Prophet (PBUH). Although the majority of scholars said that reciting after Alfatihah is a Sunnah and omitting it does not invalidate the prayer, similarly, the prayer is not invalidated if a person recites some verses of the Quran after Surat Alfatihah in the third or fourth Rak'ah, but it is best to follow the Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) because He said in narration of Abu Sulaiman and Malik bin Huwairith: "And Offer your prayers in the way you saw Me offering My prayers" (Sahih Albukhari 6008), so below are seven short Surahs of the Holy Quran that are easy for the beginners to memorize.
Qul huwa Allahu Ahad (1).
Say, He is Allah, who is One.
Allahu Alsamad (2).
Allah, the Eternal Refuge.
Lam yalid wa lam youlad (3).
He neither begets, nor is born.
Wa lam yakun lahu kufuwwan ahad (4).
Nor is there to Him any equivalent.
Inna a'tyinaka al-Kawthar (1).
Indeed, We have given you Al-Kawthar.
Fa salli le-Rabbeka wa-nhar (2).
So Pray to your Lord, and Sacrifice.
Inna shani'aka huwa al-Abtar (3).
Indeed, Your enemy is the one cut off.
Qul a'auzu bi Rabbi alfalaq (1).
Say I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak.
Men sharri ma khalaq (2).
From the evil of that which He created.
Wa men sharri ghaseqin iza waqab (3).
And from the evil of darkness when it settles.
Wa men sharri alnafathati fi alauqad (4).
And from the evil of the blowers in knots.
Wa men sharri hasiden iza hasad (5).
And from the evil of an envier when he envies.
Qul a'auza be-Rabbi alnas (1).
Say I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind.
Maliki alnas (2).
The King of mankind.
Illahi alnas (3).
The God of mankind.
Men sharri alwaswasi alkhannas (4).
From the evil of the whisperer, who withdraws.
Allazi youwaswisu fi sudouri alnas (5).
Who whispers into the breasts of mankind.
Mena aljinnati wa alnas (6).
From among the jinn and mankind.
Idha ja-a nasru Allahi wal-fat-h (1).
When the victory of Allah has come and the conquest.
Wa ra-aytaa alnasa yadkhuluna fi deeni ellahi afwaja (2).
And You see the people entering into the religion of Allah in multitudes.
Fa sabbih bi-hamdi rabbika wa-staghfirhu innahu kana tawwaba (3).
Then Glorify with the praise of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness, indeed, He is Ever accepting of repentance.
Le-ilafi Quraish (1).
For the familiarity of the Quraish.
Ilafihim rihlata alshitai wa alsaif (2).
Their familiarity with the journey of Winter and Summer.
Fal-ya'budu rabba hadha albait (3).
Let them worship the Lord of this House.
Allazi at'ama-hum men ju'in wa amanahum men khawf (4).
Who has fed them against hunger, and has given them security against fear.
Tabbat yada Abi Lahabin wa tabb (1).
May the hands of Abu Lahab be ruined, and ruined is he.
Ma aghna anhu maluhu wa ma kasab (2).
His wealth will not avail him, or that which he earned.
Sa-yasla naran zata lahab (3).
He will burn in a fire of flame.
Wa-mra'atuhu hammalata al-hatab (4).
And his wife, the carrier of firewood.
Fi jidiha hablun min masad (5).
In her neck is a rope of fiber.
