Chapter 89 · 30 verses
Al-Fajr
The Dawn
الفجر
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
89:1
وَٱلْفَجْرِ١
English
By the dawn
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89:2
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ٢
English
and the ten nights
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89:3
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ٣
English
and the even and the odd
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89:4
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ٤
English
and the night when it passes!
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89:5
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ٥
English
Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?
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89:6
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ٦
English
Did you not see how your Lord dealt with ’Ȃd—
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89:7
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ٧
English
˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature
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89:8
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ٨
English
unmatched in any other land;
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89:9
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ٩
English
and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;
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89:10
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ١٠
English
and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?
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89:11
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ١١
English
They all transgressed throughout the land
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89:12
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ١٢
English
spreading much corruption there.
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89:13
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ١٣
English
So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.
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89:14
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ١٤
English
˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.
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89:15
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ١٥
English
Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”
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89:16
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ١٦
English
But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”
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89:17
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ١٧
English
Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan
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89:18
وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ١٨
English
nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.
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89:19
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا١٩
English
And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily
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89:20
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا٢٠
English
and love wealth fervently.
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About Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn)
Named "the Dawn" (al-Fajr), a Meccan sūrah recalling ʿĀd, Thamūd, and Pharaoh, and calling the contented soul back to its Lord.
- Chapter
- 89 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 30
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Fajr about?
Named "the Dawn" (al-Fajr), a Meccan sūrah recalling ʿĀd, Thamūd, and Pharaoh, and calling the contented soul back to its Lord.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Fajr?
Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn) has 30 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Fajr Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Fajr is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Fajr in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Fajr is the 89th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.