Surah 89 of 114 · Makki
Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn)
سُورَةُ الفَجۡرِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ
وَلَيَالٍwalayālinAnd the nightsعَشْرٍۢʿashrinten
And [by] ten nights
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وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
وَٱلشَّفْعِwal-shafʿiAnd the evenوَٱلْوَتْرِwal-watriand the odd
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the nightإِذَاidhāwhenيَسْرِyasriit passes
And [by] the night when it passes
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هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌۭ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
هَلْhalIsفِىfīinذَٰلِكَdhālikathatقَسَمٌۭqasamun(not) an oathلِّذِىlidhīfor thoseحِجْرٍḥij'rinwho understand
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception
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أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
أَلَمْalamDid notتَرَtarayou seeكَيْفَkayfahowفَعَلَfaʿaladealtرَبُّكَrabbukayour Lordبِعَادٍbiʿādinwith Aad
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad
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إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
إِرَمَiramaIramذَاتِdhātipossessors (of)ٱلْعِمَادِl-ʿimādilofty pillars
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars
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ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
ٱلَّتِىallatīWhichلَمْlamnotيُخْلَقْyukh'laqhad been createdمِثْلُهَاmith'luhālike themفِىfīinٱلْبِلَـٰدِl-bilādithe cities
The likes of whom had never been created in the land
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وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
وَثَمُودَwathamūdaAnd Thamudٱلَّذِينَalladhīnawhoجَابُوا۟jābūcarved outٱلصَّخْرَl-ṣakhrathe rocksبِٱلْوَادِbil-wādiin the valley
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley
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وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
وَفِرْعَوْنَwafir'ʿawnaAnd Firaunذِىdhīowner ofٱلْأَوْتَادِl-awtādistakes
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes
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ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnaWhoطَغَوْا۟ṭaghawtransgressedفِىfīinٱلْبِلَـٰدِl-bilādithe lands
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
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فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟fa-aktharūAnd (made) muchفِيهَاfīhāthereinٱلْفَسَادَl-fasādacorruption
And increased therein the corruption
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فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
فَصَبَّfaṣabbaSo pouredعَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimon themرَبُّكَrabbukayour Lordسَوْطَsawṭascourgeعَذَابٍʿadhābin(of) punishment
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment
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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
إِنَّinnaIndeedرَبَّكَrabbakayour Lordلَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِlabil-mir'ṣādi(is) surely Ever Watchful
Indeed, your Lord is in observation
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فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
فَأَمَّاfa-ammāAnd as forٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānumanإِذَاidhāwhenمَاmādoesٱبْتَلَىٰهُib'talāhutry himرَبُّهُۥrabbuhuhis Lordفَأَكْرَمَهُۥfa-akramahuand is generous to himوَنَعَّمَهُۥwanaʿʿamahuand favors himفَيَقُولُfayaqūluhe saysرَبِّىٓrabbīMy Lordأَكْرَمَنِakramanihas honored me
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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وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ
وَأَمَّآwa-ammāButإِذَاidhāwhenمَاmādoesٱبْتَلَىٰهُib'talāhuHe try himفَقَدَرَfaqadaraand restrictsعَلَيْهِʿalayhifor himرِزْقَهُۥriz'qahuhis provisionفَيَقُولُfayaqūluthen he saysرَبِّىٓrabbīMy Lordأَهَـٰنَنِahānani(has) humiliated me
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me
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كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
كَلَّا ۖkallāNayبَلbalButلَّاlānotتُكْرِمُونَtuk'rimūnayou honorٱلْيَتِيمَl-yatīmathe orphan
No! But you do not honor the orphan
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وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
وَلَاwalāAnd notتَحَـٰٓضُّونَtaḥāḍḍūnayou feel the urgeعَلَىٰʿalātoطَعَامِṭaʿāmifeedٱلْمِسْكِينِl-mis'kīnithe poor
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor
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وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا
وَتَأْكُلُونَwatakulūnaAnd you consumeٱلتُّرَاثَl-turāthathe inheritanceأَكْلًۭاaklandevouringلَّمًّۭاlammanaltogether
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether
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وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا
وَتُحِبُّونَwatuḥibbūnaAnd you loveٱلْمَالَl-mālawealthحُبًّۭاḥubban(with) loveجَمًّۭاjammanimmense
And you love wealth with immense love
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كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا
كَلَّآkallāNayإِذَاidhāWhenدُكَّتِdukkatiis leveledٱلْأَرْضُl-arḍuthe earthدَكًّۭاdakkanpoundedدَكًّۭاdakkan(and) crushed
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed
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وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا
وَجَآءَwajāaAnd comesرَبُّكَrabbukayour Lordوَٱلْمَلَكُwal-malakuand the Angelsصَفًّۭاṣaffanrankصَفًّۭاṣaffan(upon) rank
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank
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وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
وَجِا۟ىٓءَwajīaAnd is broughtيَوْمَئِذٍۭyawma-idhinthat Dayبِجَهَنَّمَ ۚbijahannamaHellيَوْمَئِذٍۢyawma-idhinThat Dayيَتَذَكَّرُyatadhakkaruwill rememberٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānumanوَأَنَّىٰwa-annābut howلَهُlahu(will be) for himٱلذِّكْرَىٰl-dhik'rāthe remembrance
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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يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
يَقُولُyaqūluHe will sayيَـٰلَيْتَنِىyālaytanīO I wishقَدَّمْتُqaddamtuI had sent forthلِحَيَاتِىliḥayātīfor my life
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢfayawma-idhinSo that Dayلَّاlānotيُعَذِّبُyuʿadhibuwill punishعَذَابَهُۥٓʿadhābahu(as) His punishmentأَحَدٌۭaḥadunanyone
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment
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وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ
وَلَاwalāAnd notيُوثِقُyūthiquwill bindوَثَاقَهُۥٓwathāqahu(as) His bindingأَحَدٌۭaḥadunanyone
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers]
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يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَاyāayyatuhāOٱلنَّفْسُl-nafsusoulٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُl-muṭ'ma-inatuwho is satisfied
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul
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ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ
ٱرْجِعِىٓir'jiʿīReturnإِلَىٰilātoرَبِّكِrabbikiyour Lordرَاضِيَةًۭrāḍiyatanwell pleasedمَّرْضِيَّةًۭmarḍiyyatanand pleasing
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him]
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فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى
فَٱدْخُلِىfa-ud'khulīSo enterفِىfīamongعِبَـٰدِىʿibādīMy slaves
And enter among My [righteous] servants
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وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
وَٱدْخُلِىwa-ud'khulīAnd enterجَنَّتِىjannatīMy Paradise
And enter My Paradise