Surah Fajr

Phrase by phrase

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

2. 1

   وَٱلْفَجْرِ

   Wal‑fajr

   By the Dawn

3. 2

   وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

   Wa layalin 'ashr

   And ten nights,

4. 3

   وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ

   Wash‑shaf'i wal‑watr

   And the Even and the Odd,

5. 4

   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

   Wal‑layli idha yasr

   And the night when it departeth,

6. 5

   هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

   Hal fi dhalika qasamun lidhi hijr

   There surely is an oath for thinking man.

7. 6

   أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

   Alam tara kayfa fa'ala rabbuka bi'ad

   Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,

8. 7

   إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

   Irama dhati al-'imad

   With many-columned Iram,

9. 8

   ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

   Allati lam yukhlaq mithluha fi al‑bilad

   The like of which was not created in the lands;

10. 9

    وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ

    Wa thamuda alladhina jabu as‑sakhra bil‑wad

    And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;

11. 10

    وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

    Wa fir'awna dhi al‑awtad

    And with Pharaoh, firm of might,

12. 11

    ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

    Alladhina taghaw fi al‑bilad

    Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,

13. 12

    فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

    Fa'aktharu fiha al‑fasad

    And multiplied iniquity therein?

14. 13

    فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

    Fasabba 'alayhim rabbuka sawta 'adhab

    Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.

15. 14

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ

    Inna rabbaka labil‑mirsad

    Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.

16. 15

    فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

    Fa'amma al‑insanu idha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu fa'akramahu wa na''amahu fayaqulu rabbi akraman

    As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.

17. 16

    وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

    Wa amma idha ma ibtalahu faqadara 'alayhi rizqahu fayaqulu rabbi ahanan

    But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.

18. 17

    كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    Kalla bal la tukrimuna al‑yatim

    Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan

19. 18

    وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

    Wa la tahadduna 'ala ta'ami al‑miskin

    And urge not on the feeding of the poor.

20. 19

    وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

    Wa ta'kuluna at‑turatha aklan lamma

    And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.

21. 20

    وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

    Wa tuhibbuna al‑mala hubban jamma

    And love wealth with abounding love.

22. 21

    كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا

    Kalla idha dukkati al‑ardu dakkan dakka

    Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,

23. 22

    وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

    Wa ja'a rabbuka wal‑malaku saffan saffa

    And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,

24. 23

    وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    Wa ji'a yawma'idhin bijahannama yawma'idhin yatadhakkaru al‑insanu wa anna lahu adh‑dhikra

    And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?

25. 24

    يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

    Yaqulu ya laytani qaddamtu lihayati

    He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!

26. 25

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

    Fayawma'idhin la yu'adhdhibu 'adhabahu ahad

    None punisheth as He will punish on that day!

27. 26

    وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

    Wa la yuthiqu wathaqahu ahad

    None bindeth as He then will bind.

28. 27

    يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

    Ya ayyatuhan‑nafsul‑mutma'innah

    But ah! thou soul at peace!

29. 28

    ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

    Irji'i ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyah

    Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!

30. 29

    فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى

    Fadkhuli fi 'ibadi

    Enter thou among My bondmen!

31. 30

    وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

    Wadkhuli jannati

    Enter thou My Garden!

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