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Al-Fajr Translation of meanings

Surah 89 · 30 verses · Meccan · Juz 30

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1

وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ ۝١

By the dawn,
2

وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرࣲ ۝٢

and the ten nights[1],
Footnotes
[1] i.e., the first ten nights of the lunar month of Dhul-Hijjah.
3

وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ ۝٣

and the even and the odd[2],
Footnotes
[2] Of the things.
4

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ ۝٤

and by the night when it comes,
5

هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمࣱ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ ۝٥

are these oaths not sufficient for those who have sense?
6

أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ۝٦

Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ‘Ād
7

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ ۝٧

of Iram[3], who were people of great stature,
Footnotes
[3] Iram: an ancient tribe; or a well-known tribe in Yemen; or the grandfather of the people of ‘Aad, etc. Prophet Hūd was sent to the people of ‘Aad.
8

ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ ۝٨

the like of whom had never been created in the land;
9

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ ۝٩

and Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the Valley;
10

وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ ۝١٠

and the mighty and powerful[4] Pharaoh?
Footnotes
[4] Or the owner of the stakes by which he used to torture people.
11

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ ۝١١

All of them transgressed in the land,
12

فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ ۝١٢

and spread therein much corruption,
13

فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ ۝١٣

so your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
14

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ ۝١٤

Indeed, your Lord is ever vigilant.
15

فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ ۝١٥

As for man, when he is tested by his Lord by honoring him and bestowing blessings upon him, he says, “My Lord has [deservedly] honored me[5]!”
Footnotes
[5] Instead of being grateful, he is proud, attributing the favor to his own merit.
16

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ ۝١٦

But when he is tested by restricting his provision, he says, “My Lord has [undeservedly] humiliated me!”
17

كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ ۝١٧

No indeed[6]! You are not kind to the orphan,
Footnotes
[6] It is not as you think. Allah puts people to test through prosperity and hardship and rewards their gratitude and patience in the Hereafter.
18

وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ ۝١٨

nor do you urge one another to feed the needy,
19

وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلࣰا لَّمࣰّا ۝١٩

and you greedily consume the entire inheritance[7],
Footnotes
[7] Whether lawful or unlawful.
20

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبࣰّا جَمࣰّا ۝٢٠

and love wealth immensely.
21

كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكࣰّا دَكࣰّا ۝٢١

No indeed! When the earth is crushed over and over,
22

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفࣰّا صَفࣰّا ۝٢٢

and your Lord comes[8] with the angels, rank after rank,
Footnotes
[8] To pass judgment between people.
23

وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ۝٢٣

and Hell is brought near on that Day – this is when man will understand, but what is the use of that understanding?
24

يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي ۝٢٤

He will say, “Would that I had sent forth something for my [eternal] life!”
25

فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ ۝٢٥

None can punish as He punishes on that Day,
26

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ ۝٢٦

and none can bind as He binds.
27

يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ ۝٢٧

[It will be said to the believer,] “O the tranquil soul!
28

ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةࣰ مَّرۡضِيَّةࣰ ۝٢٨

Return to your Lord, well pleased and pleasing [to Him].
29

فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي ۝٢٩

Join My [righteous] slaves,
30

وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي ۝٣٠

and enter My Paradise.”