الفجر

Al-Fajr

The Dawn

Revelation

Meccan

Verses

30 verses

Ruku

1 ruku

Order of revelation

10th revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   وَٱلْفَجْرِ

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   By the Dawn

2. 2

   وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

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   And ten nights,

3. 3

   وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ

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   And the Even and the Odd,

4. 4

   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

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   And the night when it departeth,

5. 5

   هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

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   There surely is an oath for thinking man.

6. 6

   أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

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

7. 7

   إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

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   With many-columned Iram,

8. 8

   ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

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   The like of which was not created in the lands;

9. 9

   وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ

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

10. 10

    وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

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    And with Pharaoh, firm of might,

11. 11

    ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

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

12. 12

    فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

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    And multiplied iniquity therein?

13. 13

    فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

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

14. 14

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ

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    Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.

15. 15

    فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

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

16. 16

    وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

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

17. 17

    كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

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

18. 18

    وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

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    And urge not on the feeding of the poor.

19. 19

    وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

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    And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.

20. 20

    وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

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    And love wealth with abounding love.

21. 21

    كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا

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

22. 22

    وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

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

23. 23

    وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

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

24. 24

    يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

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

25. 25

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

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    None punisheth as He will punish on that day!

26. 26

    وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

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    None bindeth as He then will bind.

27. 27

    يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

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    But ah! thou soul at peace!

28. 28

    ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

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    Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!

29. 29

    فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى

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    Enter thou among My bondmen!

30. 30

    وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

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    Enter thou My Garden!

About Surah Al-Fajr

Also written Fajr

Surah Al-Fajr is the 89th surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 30 verses in para 30.

It recalls the destruction of ‘Ad, Thamud and Pharaoh (89:6–14), rebukes those who do not honour the orphan or encourage feeding the poor (89:17–20), and ends calling the soul at peace to return to its Lord, well pleased and pleasing (89:27–30).

What is the meaning of Surah Al-Fajr?

Al-Fajr means “the Dawn”, by which it opens with an oath, along with ten nights (89:1–2).

How many verses are in Surah Al-Fajr?

Surah Al-Fajr has 30 verses (ayat) in 1 ruku.

Is Surah Al-Fajr Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 10th surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Al-Fajr in?

It is in para (juz) 30 of the Quran, Juz ‘Amma.

Can I read Surah Al-Fajr with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.