Surah Al-Fajr — سُورَةُ الفَجۡرِ
The Dawn · 30 ayahs · Meccan · surah 89 of 114 · Listen, recited by Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais
وَٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿1﴾
By the Dawn (89:1)
And ten nights, (89:2)
And the Even and the Odd, (89:3)
And the night when it departeth, (89:4)
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌۭ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ ﴿5﴾
There surely is an oath for thinking man. (89:5)
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ﴿6﴾
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad, (89:6)
With many-columned Iram, (89:7)
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ ﴿8﴾
The like of which was not created in the lands; (89:8)
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ ﴿9﴾
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley; (89:9)
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ ﴿10﴾
And with Pharaoh, firm of might, (89:10)
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ ﴿11﴾
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands, (89:11)
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ ﴿12﴾
And multiplied iniquity therein? (89:12)
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ ﴿13﴾
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment. (89:13)
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ ﴿14﴾
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful. (89:14)
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me. (89:15)
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ ﴿16﴾
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me. (89:16)
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ﴿17﴾
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan (89:17)
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ﴿18﴾
And urge not on the feeding of the poor. (89:18)
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا ﴿19﴾
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed. (89:19)
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا ﴿20﴾
And love wealth with abounding love. (89:20)
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا ﴿21﴾
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding, (89:21)
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا ﴿22﴾
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank, (89:22)
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿23﴾
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)? (89:23)
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى ﴿24﴾
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life! (89:24)
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ ﴿25﴾
None punisheth as He will punish on that day! (89:25)
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ ﴿26﴾
None bindeth as He then will bind. (89:26)
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ﴿27﴾
But ah! thou soul at peace! (89:27)
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ ﴿28﴾
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure! (89:28)
Enter thou among My bondmen! (89:29)
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى ﴿30﴾
Enter thou My Garden! (89:30)
