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Al-Fajr (الفجر)

Quran 89:21 — Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 21

Chapter 89 · The Dawn · Juz 30

21

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا

Kallaaa izaaa dukkatil ardu dakkan dakka

No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -

Quran 89:21 — Surah Al-Fajr

About This Verse

This is verse 21 of 30 in Surah Al-Fajr (الفجر), meaning “The Dawn”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.

Surah Al-Fajr is the 89th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 30 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 89:21

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Kallaaa izaaa dukkatil ardu dakkan dakka

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Surrounding Verses

19

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا

And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,

20

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا

And you love wealth with immense love.

21

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا

No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -

22

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا

And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,

23

وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?