AL FAJR (THE DAWN)
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 30 verses – 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
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| 1 | وَالْفَجْرِ |
| By oath of the (particular) dawn. | |
| 2 | وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ |
| And by oath of ten nights. | |
| 3 | وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ |
| And by oath of the even and the odd. | |
| 4 | وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ |
| And by oath of the night when it recedes | |
| 5 | هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ |
| Why is there an oath in this, for the intelligent? | |
| 6 | أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ |
| Did you not see how did your Lord deal with (the tribe of) Aad? | |
| 7 | إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ |
| (And) the tall giants of Iram? | |
| 8 | الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ |
| Like whom no one else was born in the cities. | |
| 9 | وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ |
| And the tribe of Thamud, who hewed rocks in the valley. | |
| 10 | وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ |
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And with Firaun, who used to crucify. |
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| 11 | الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ |
| Those who rebelled in the cities, | |
| 12 | فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ |
| And who then spread a lot of turmoil in them. | |
| 13 | فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ |
| Therefore your Lord struck them hard with the means of punishment. | |
| 14 | إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ |
| Indeed nothing is hidden from the sight of your Lord. | |
| 15 | فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ |
| So man, whenever his Lord tests him by giving him honour and favours – thereupon he says, “My Lord has honoured me.” | |
| 16 | وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ |
| And if He tests him and restricts his livelihood – thereupon he says, “My Lord has degraded me!” | |
| 17 | كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ |
| Not at all – but rather you do not honour the orphan. | |
| 18 | وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ |
| And do not urge one another to feed the needy. | |
| 19 | وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا |
| And you readily devour the inheritance with greed. | |
| 20 | وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا |
| And you harbour intense love for wealth. | |
| 21 | كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا |
| Most certainly – when the earth is smashed and blown to bits. | |
| 22 | وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا |
| And when the command of your Lord comes – and the angels row by row, | |
| 23 | وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ |
| And when hell is brought that day – on that day will man reflect, but where is the time now to think? | |
| 24 | يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي |
| He will say, “Alas – if only I had sent some good deeds ahead, during my lifetime!” | |
| 25 | فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ |
| So on that day, no one punishes like He does! | |
| 26 | وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ |
| And no one binds like He does! | |
| 27 | يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ |
| O the contented soul! | |
| 28 | ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً |
| Return towards your Lord – you being pleased with Him, and He pleased with you! | |
| 29 | فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي |
| Then enter the ranks of My chosen bondmen! | |
| 30 | وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي |
| And come into My Paradise! | |