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89. Al-Fajr — The Dawn

Qur'an · Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall · Revealed at Mecca · 30 sections

1. 89:1

   وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ

   Waalfajri

   By the Dawn

2. 89:2

   وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرࣲ‏

   Walayalin AAashrin

   And ten nights

3. 89:3

   وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ

   WaalshshafAAi waalwatri

   And the Even and the Odd

4. 89:4

   وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ

   Waallayli itha yasri

   And the night when it departeth

5. 89:5

   هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمࣱ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ

   Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin

   There surely is an oath for thinking man

6. 89:6

   أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

   Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin

   Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad

7. 89:7

   إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ

   Irama thati alAAimadi

   With many-columned Iram

8. 89:8

   ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

   Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi

   The like of which was not created in the lands

9. 89:9

   وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ

   Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi

   And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley

10. 89:10

    وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ

    WafirAAawna thee alawtadi

    And with Pharaoh, firm of might

11. 89:11

    ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

    Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi

    Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands

12. 89:12

    فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ

    Faaktharoo feeha alfasada

    And multiplied iniquity therein

13. 89:13

    فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ

    Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin

    Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment

14. 89:14

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ

    Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi

    Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful

15. 89:15

    فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ

    Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani

    As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me

16. 89:16

    وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

    Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani

    But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me

17. 89:17

    كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ

    Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema

    Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan

18. 89:18

    وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

    Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni

    And urge not on the feeding of the poor

19. 89:19

    وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلࣰ ا لَّمࣰّ ا

    Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman

    And ye devour heritages with devouring greed

20. 89:20

    وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبࣰّ ا جَمࣰّ ا

    Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman

    And love wealth with abounding love

21. 89:21

    كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكࣰّ ا دَكࣰّ ا

    Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan

    Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding

22. 89:22

    وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفࣰّ ا صَفࣰّ ا

    Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan

    And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank

23. 89:23

    وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

    Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra

    And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)

24. 89:24

    يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي

    Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee

    He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life

25. 89:25

    فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ‏

    Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun

    None punisheth as He will punish on that day

26. 89:26

    وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ‏

    Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun

    None bindeth as He then will bind

27. 89:27

    يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ

    Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu

    But ah! thou soul at peace

28. 89:28

    ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةࣰ مَّرۡضِيَّةࣰ‏

    IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan

    Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure

29. 89:29

    فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي

    Faodkhulee fee AAibadee

    Enter thou among My bondmen

30. 89:30

    وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي

    Waodkhulee jannatee

    Enter thou My Garden

Qur'an text and translations via fawazahmed0/quran-api; Arabic Uthmani Hafs from the King Fahd Glorious Qur'an Printing Complex, transliteration from Tanzil.net. Licence: Public domain. Source.