Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn)
Surah Al-Fajr in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ ﴿1﴾
89:1 By the dawn
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وَٱلْفَجْرِ By the dawn
وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرࣲ ﴿2﴾
89:2 And [by] ten nights
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وَلَيَالٍ And the nights · عَشْرٍۢ ten
وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ ﴿3﴾
89:3 And [by] the even [number] and the odd
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وَٱلشَّفْعِ And the even · وَٱلْوَتْرِ and the odd
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ ﴿4﴾
89:4 And [by] the night when it passes,
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وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night · إِذَا when · يَسْرِ it passes
هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمࣱ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ ﴿5﴾
89:5 Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
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هَلْ Is · فِى in · ذَٰلِكَ that · قَسَمٌۭ (not) an oath · لِّذِى for those · حِجْرٍ who understand
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ﴿6﴾
89:6 Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
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أَلَمْ Did not · تَرَ you see · كَيْفَ how · فَعَلَ dealt · رَبُّكَ your Lord · بِعَادٍ with Aad
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ ﴿7﴾
89:7 [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
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إِرَمَ Iram · ذَاتِ possessors (of) · ٱلْعِمَادِ lofty pillars
ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ ﴿8﴾
89:8 The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
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ٱلَّتِى Which · لَمْ not · يُخْلَقْ had been created · مِثْلُهَا like them · فِى in · ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ the cities
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ ﴿9﴾
89:9 And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
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وَثَمُودَ And Thamud · ٱلَّذِينَ who · جَابُوا۟ carved out · ٱلصَّخْرَ the rocks · بِٱلْوَادِ in the valley
وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ ﴿10﴾
89:10 And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
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وَفِرْعَوْنَ And Firaun · ذِى owner of · ٱلْأَوْتَادِ stakes
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ ﴿11﴾
89:11 [All of] whom oppressed within the lands
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ٱلَّذِينَ Who · طَغَوْا۟ transgressed · فِى in · ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ the lands
فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ ﴿12﴾
89:12 And increased therein the corruption.
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فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ And (made) much · فِيهَا therein · ٱلْفَسَادَ corruption
فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ ﴿13﴾
89:13 So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
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فَصَبَّ So poured · عَلَيْهِمْ on them · رَبُّكَ your Lord · سَوْطَ scourge · عَذَابٍ (of) punishment
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ ﴿14﴾
89:14 Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
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إِنَّ Indeed · رَبَّكَ your Lord · لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ (is) surely Ever Watchful
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ ﴿15﴾
89:15 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."
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فَأَمَّا And as for · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ man · إِذَا when · مَا does · ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ try him · رَبُّهُۥ his Lord · فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ and is generous to him · وَنَعَّمَهُۥ and favors him · فَيَقُولُ he says · رَبِّىٓ My Lord · أَكْرَمَنِ has honored me
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ ﴿16﴾
89:16 But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
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وَأَمَّآ But · إِذَا when · مَا does · ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ He try him · فَقَدَرَ and restricts · عَلَيْهِ for him · رِزْقَهُۥ his provision · فَيَقُولُ then he says · رَبِّىٓ My Lord · أَهَـٰنَنِ (has) humiliated me
كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ ﴿17﴾
89:17 No! But you do not honor the orphan
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كَلَّا ۖ Nay · بَل But · لَّا not · تُكْرِمُونَ you honor · ٱلْيَتِيمَ the orphan
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ ﴿18﴾
89:18 And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
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وَلَا And not · تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ you feel the urge · عَلَىٰ to · طَعَامِ feed · ٱلْمِسْكِينِ the poor
وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلࣰ ا لَّمࣰّ ا ﴿19﴾
89:19 And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
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وَتَأْكُلُونَ And you consume · ٱلتُّرَاثَ the inheritance · أَكْلًۭا devouring · لَّمًّۭا altogether
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبࣰّ ا جَمࣰّ ا ﴿20﴾
89:20 And you love wealth with immense love.
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وَتُحِبُّونَ And you love · ٱلْمَالَ wealth · حُبًّۭا (with) love · جَمًّۭا immense
كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكࣰّ ا دَكࣰّ ا ﴿21﴾
89:21 No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
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كَلَّآ Nay · إِذَا When · دُكَّتِ is leveled · ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth · دَكًّۭا pounded · دَكًّۭا (and) crushed
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفࣰّ ا صَفࣰّ ا ﴿22﴾
89:22 And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
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وَجَآءَ And comes · رَبُّكَ your Lord · وَٱلْمَلَكُ and the Angels · صَفًّۭا rank · صَفًّۭا (upon) rank
وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ﴿23﴾
89:23 And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
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وَجِا۟ىٓءَ And is brought · يَوْمَئِذٍۭ that Day · بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ Hell · يَوْمَئِذٍۢ That Day · يَتَذَكَّرُ will remember · ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ man · وَأَنَّىٰ but how · لَهُ (will be) for him · ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ the remembrance
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي ﴿24﴾
89:24 He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
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يَقُولُ He will say · يَـٰلَيْتَنِى O I wish · قَدَّمْتُ I had sent forth · لِحَيَاتِى for my life
فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ ﴿25﴾
89:25 So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ So that Day · لَّا not · يُعَذِّبُ will punish · عَذَابَهُۥٓ (as) His punishment · أَحَدٌۭ anyone
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ ﴿26﴾
89:26 And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
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وَلَا And not · يُوثِقُ will bind · وَثَاقَهُۥٓ (as) His binding · أَحَدٌۭ anyone
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ ﴿27﴾
89:27 [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
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يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا O · ٱلنَّفْسُ soul · ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ who is satisfied
ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةࣰ مَّرۡضِيَّةࣰ ﴿28﴾
89:28 Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
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ٱرْجِعِىٓ Return · إِلَىٰ to · رَبِّكِ your Lord · رَاضِيَةًۭ well pleased · مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ and pleasing
فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي ﴿29﴾
89:29 And enter among My [righteous] servants
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فَٱدْخُلِى So enter · فِى among · عِبَـٰدِى My slaves
وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي ﴿30﴾
89:30 And enter My Paradise."
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وَٱدْخُلِى And enter · جَنَّتِى My Paradise