Al-Fajrالفجر

The Dawn · 30 verses · Meccan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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وَٱلْفَجْرِ

By the dawnSaheeh International

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وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

And [by] ten nightsSaheeh International

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وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ

And [by] the even [number] and the oddSaheeh International

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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

And [by] the night when it passes,Saheeh International

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هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?Saheeh International

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أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad -Saheeh International

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إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,Saheeh International

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ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ

The likes of whom had never been created in the land?Saheeh International

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وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ

And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley?Saheeh International

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وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?Saheeh International

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ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ

[All of] whom oppressed within the landsSaheeh International

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فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

And increased therein the corruption.Saheeh International

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فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.Saheeh International

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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ

Indeed, your Lord is in observation.Saheeh International

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فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."Saheeh International

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وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ

But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."Saheeh International

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كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

No! But you do not honor the orphanSaheeh International

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وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.Saheeh International

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وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,Saheeh International

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وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

And you love wealth with immense love.Saheeh International

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كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا

No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushedSaheeh International

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وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,Saheeh International

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وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but how [i.e., what good] to him will be the remembrance?Saheeh International

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يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."Saheeh International

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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,Saheeh International

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وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].Saheeh International

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يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,Saheeh International

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ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],Saheeh International

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فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى

And enter among My [righteous] servantsSaheeh International

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وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

And enter My Paradise."Saheeh International

About Surah Al-Fajr (الفجر)

Al-Fajr swears by the dawn and ten nights, then recalls how 'Ad of Iram, Thamud who carved the rocks, and Pharaoh of the stakes tyrannized the lands — and how your Lord poured on them a scourge of punishment. It rebukes those who fail to honor the orphan and feed the poor, and closes with the tenderest of calls: 'O reassured soul, return to your Lord well-pleased and pleasing' (89:27–30).

Chapter
89 of 114
Verses
30
Revelation
Makki
Meaning
The Dawn

Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Fajr

What does "Al-Fajr" mean in English?

Al-Fajr (الفجر) means "The Dawn" in English. It is chapter 89 of the Holy Quran.

How many verses are in Surah Al-Fajr?

Surah Al-Fajr has 30 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 593 to 594 of the mushaf.

Is Surah Al-Fajr Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Fajr is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.