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
وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ
1Waalfajri
وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ
2Walayalin AAashrin
وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ
3WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ
4Waallayli itha yasri
هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٞ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ
5Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
6Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ
7Irama thati alAAimadi
ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
8Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ
9Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ
10WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
11Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ
12Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ
13Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ
14Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ
15Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
16Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ
17Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
18Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا
19Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبّٗا جَمّٗا
20Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكّٗا دَكّٗا
21Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفّٗا صَفّٗا
22Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
23Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي
24Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ
25Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ
26Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ
27Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةٗ مَّرۡضِيَّةٗ
28IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي
29Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي
30Waodkhulee jannatee
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