الفجر
Surah Al-Fajr (الفجر) - Transliteration, Translation and Audio
Chapter 89 of the Quran, 30 verses, "The Dawn"
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Surah Al-Fajr Transliteration and English Translation
- 1
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
Wal-Fajr
By the dawn
- 2
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ
Wa layaalin 'ashr
And [by] ten nights
- 3
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
Wash shaf'i wal watr
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
- 4
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Wallaili izaa yasr
And [by] the night when it passes,
- 5
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌۭ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Hal fee zaalika qasamul lizee hijr
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
- 6
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi'aad
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
- 7
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
Iramaa zaatil 'imaad
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
- 8
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Allatee lam yukhlaq misluhaa fil bilaad
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
- 9
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
Wa samoodal lazeena jaabus sakhra bil waad
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
- 10
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
Wa fir'awna zil awtaad
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
- 11
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Allazeena taghaw fil bilaad
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
- 12
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Fa aksaroo feehal fasaad
And increased therein the corruption.
- 13
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Fasabba 'alaihim Rabbuka sawta 'azaab
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
- 14
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
Inna Rabbaka labil mirsaad
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
- 15
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
Fa ammal insaanu izaa mab talaahu Rabbuhoo fa akramahoo wa na' 'amahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee akraman
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."
- 16
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Wa ammaaa izaa mabtalaahu faqadara 'alaihi rizqahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee ahaanan
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
- 17
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Kalla bal laa tukrimooo nal yateem
No! But you do not honor the orphan
- 18
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Wa laa tahaaaddoona 'alaata'aamil miskeen
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
- 19
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا
Wa taakuloonat turaasa aklal lammaa
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
- 20
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا
Wa tuhibboonal maala hubban jammaa
And you love wealth with immense love.
- 21
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا
Kallaaa izaaa dukkatil ardu dakkan dakka
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
- 22
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا
Wa jaaa'a Rabbuka wal malaku saffan saffaa
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
- 23
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Wa jeee'a yawma'izim bi jahannnam; Yawma 'iziny yatazakkarul insaanu wa annaa lahuz zikraa
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
- 24
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
Yaqoolu yaa laitanee qaddamtu lihayaatee
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
- 25
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ
Fa Yawma izil laa yu'azzibu 'azaabahooo ahad
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
- 26
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ
Wa laa yoosiqu wasaaqa hooo ahad
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
- 27
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Yaaa ayyatuhan nafsul mutma 'innah
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
- 28
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ
Irji'eee ilaa Rabbiki raadiyatam mardiyyah
Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
- 29
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
Fadkhulee fee 'ibaadee
And enter among My [righteous] servants
- 30
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
Wadkhulee jannatee
And enter My Paradise."
About Surah Al-Fajr
Surah Al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر), meaning "The Dawn", is the 89th chapter of the Quran and has 30 verses. It was revealed in Makkah in the early years of the mission of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The surah's argument is that wealth and hardship are both tests from Allah, and that every soul will face the outcome of how it passed them.
The surah opens with oaths by the dawn, by ten nights, by the even and the odd, and by the night as it passes. It then recalls how Allah dealt with 'Ad of Iram with its lofty pillars, with Thamud who carved the rocks in the valley, and with Pharaoh, all of whom spread corruption in the land. Next it corrects a common error: people think wealth means Allah has honored them and poverty means He has humiliated them, while they neglect the orphan, do not urge the feeding of the poor, devour inheritance and love wealth excessively. On the Day the earth is crushed, man will remember and wish he had sent something ahead for his life. The surah ends with a gentle address to the reassured soul: return to your Lord, well pleased and pleasing, and enter among My servants and enter My Paradise.
Main Themes of Surah Al-Fajr
- Oaths by the dawn, the ten nights, and the even and odd
- The fate of 'Ad, Thamud and Pharaoh
- Wealth and poverty are tests, not signs of honor
- Neglect of orphans and the poor, and excessive love of wealth
- The reassured soul returning to its Lord
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Frequently Asked Questions About Surah Al-Fajr
- What are the ten nights in Surah Al-Fajr?
- Many commentators understand them as the first ten nights of Dhul-Hijjah, the month of Hajj. Some early scholars held other views, such as the last ten nights of Ramadan, and the surah itself does not name them.
- What is the reassured soul (an-nafs al-mutma'innah) in Surah Al-Fajr?
- It is the believing soul that has found rest in faith in Allah and in His promise. In verses 27 to 30 it is called to return to its Lord, pleased and pleasing to Him, and to enter among His servants and His Paradise. Commentators explain that this call is made at death, at the Resurrection, or at both.
- What does Surah Al-Fajr teach about wealth?
- Verses 15 and 16 warn against thinking that wealth proves Allah's honor and that restricted provision proves His contempt. Both are tests, and the surah points instead to what really matters: honoring the orphan, feeding the poor and not devouring what belongs to others.