Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn)

Verses

1. وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ

   By the Dawn

   89:1

2. وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ

   And ten nights

   89:2

3. وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ

   And the Even and the Odd

   89:3

4. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ

   And the night when it departeth

   89:4

5. هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٞ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ

   There surely is an oath for thinking man

   89:5

6. أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

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

   89:6

7. إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ

   With many-columned Iram

   89:7

8. ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

   The like of which was not created in the lands

   89:8

9. وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ

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

   89:9

10. وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ

    And with Pharaoh, firm of might

    89:10

11. ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

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

    89:11

12. فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ

    And multiplied iniquity therein

    89:12

13. فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ

    Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment

    89:13

14. إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ

    Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful

    89:14

15. فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ

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

    89:15

16. وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

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

    89:16

17. كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ

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

    89:17

18. وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

    And urge not on the feeding of the poor

    89:18

19. وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا

    And ye devour heritages with devouring greed

    89:19

20. وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبّٗا جَمّٗا

    And love wealth with abounding love

    89:20

21. كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكّٗا دَكّٗا

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

    89:21

22. وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفّٗا صَفّٗا

    And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank

    89:22

23. وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

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

    89:23

24. يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي

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

    89:24

25. فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ

    None punisheth as He will punish on that day

    89:25

26. وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ

    None bindeth as He then will bind

    89:26

27. يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ

    But ah! thou soul at peace

    89:27

28. ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةٗ مَّرۡضِيَّةٗ

    Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure

    89:28

29. فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي

    Enter thou among My bondmen

    89:29

30. وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي

    Enter thou My Garden

    89:30