ٱلْفَجْر

Surah Al-Fajr

The Dawn

30 verses · Meccan

About this surah

Surah Al-Fajr (Arabic: الفجر, "The Dawn") is the 89th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 30 verses, in juz 30, on pages 593–594 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.

Surah Al-Fajr recounts the stories of destroyed nations like 'Ad and Thamud, warning against tyranny and greed.

Surah number
89
Name means
The Dawn
Revelation
Meccan
Verses
30
Juz
30
Mushaf pages
593–594
Lesson length
10 min

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ

    1

    Waalfajri

  2. وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ

    2

    Walayalin AAashrin

  3. وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ

    3

    WaalshshafAAi waalwatri

  4. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ

    4

    Waallayli itha yasri

  5. هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٞ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ

    5

    Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin

  6. أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

    6

    Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin

  7. إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ

    7

    Irama thati alAAimadi

  8. ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

    8

    Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi

  9. وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ

    9

    Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi

  10. وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ

    10

    WafirAAawna thee alawtadi

  11. ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

    11

    Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi

  12. فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ

    12

    Faaktharoo feeha alfasada

  13. فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ

    13

    Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin

  14. إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ

    14

    Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi

  15. فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ

    15

    Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani

  16. وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

    16

    Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani

  17. كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ

    17

    Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema

  18. وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

    18

    Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni

  19. وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا

    19

    Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman

  20. وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبّٗا جَمّٗا

    20

    Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman

  21. كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكّٗا دَكّٗا

    21

    Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan

  22. وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفّٗا صَفّٗا

    22

    Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan

  23. وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

    23

    Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra

  24. يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي

    24

    Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee

  25. فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ

    25

    Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun

  26. وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ

    26

    Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun

  27. يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ

    27

    Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu

  28. ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةٗ مَّرۡضِيَّةٗ

    28

    IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan

  29. فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي

    29

    Faodkhulee fee AAibadee

  30. وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي

    30

    Waodkhulee jannatee

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