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Surah 89 · Makkah · 30 verses · 137 words
Surah Al-Fajr word by word: meaning and pronunciation
Surah Al-Fajr, “The Dawn”, is surah 89 of the Quran. It was revealed in Makkah and has 30 verses. The meaning of each word is under it; tap a word to hear it.
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَالْفَجْرِ ١ ▶
وَالْفَجْرِ wal-fajri By the dawn
1. By the dawn
Roots in this verse: ف ج ر
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ٢ ▶
وَلَيَالٍ walayālin And the nights عَشْرٍ ʿashrin ten
2. And [by] ten nights
Roots in this verse: ل ي ل ع ش ر
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ ٣ ▶
وَالشَّفْعِ wal-shafʿi And the even وَالْوَتْرِ wal-watri and the odd
3. And [by] the even [number] and the odd
Roots in this verse: ش ف ع
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ٤ ▶
وَاللَّيْلِ wa-al-layli And the night إِذَا idhā when يَسْرِ yasri it passes
4. And [by] the night when it passes,
Roots in this verse: ل ي ل
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ ٥ ▶
هَلْ hal Is فِي fī in ذَٰلِكَ dhālika that قَسَمٌ qasamun (not) an oath لِّذِي lidhī for those حِجْرٍ ḥij'rin who understand
5. Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Roots in this verse: ق س م ح ج ر
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ٦ ▶
أَلَمْ alam Did not تَرَ tara you see كَيْفَ kayfa how فَعَلَ faʿala dealt رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord بِعَادٍ biʿādin with Aad
6. Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad -
Roots in this verse: ر أ ي ك ي ف ف ع ل ر ب ب ع و د
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ ٧ ▶
إِرَمَ irama Iram ذَاتِ dhāti possessors (of) الْعِمَادِ l-ʿimādi lofty pillars
7. [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ ٨ ▶
الَّتِي allatī Which لَمْ lam not يُخْلَقْ yukh'laq had been created مِثْلُهَا mith'luhā like them فِي fī in الْبِلَادِ l-bilādi the cities
8. The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
Roots in this verse: خ ل ق م ث ل ب ل د
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ ٩ ▶
وَثَمُودَ wathamūda And Thamud الَّذِينَ alladhīna who جَابُوا jābū carved out الصَّخْرَ l-ṣakhra the rocks بِالْوَادِ bil-wādi in the valley
9. And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
Roots in this verse: ج و ب و د ي
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ ١٠ ▶
وَفِرْعَوْنَ wafir'ʿawna And Firaun ذِي dhī owner of الْأَوْتَادِ l-awtādi stakes
10. And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ ١١ ▶
الَّذِينَ alladhīna Who طَغَوْا ṭaghaw transgressed فِي fī in الْبِلَادِ l-bilādi the lands
11. [All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Roots in this verse: ط غ ي ب ل د
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ ١٢ ▶
فَأَكْثَرُوا fa-aktharū And (made) much فِيهَا fīhā therein الْفَسَادَ l-fasāda corruption
12. And increased therein the corruption.
Roots in this verse: ك ث ر ف س د
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ ١٣ ▶
فَصَبَّ faṣabba So poured عَلَيْهِمْ ʿalayhim on them رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord سَوْطَ sawṭa scourge عَذَابٍ ʿadhābin (of) punishment
13. So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب ع ذ ب
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ ١٤ ▶
إِنَّ inna Indeed رَبَّكَ rabbaka your Lord لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ labil-mir'ṣādi (is) surely Ever Watchful
14. Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Roots in this verse: ر ب ب
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ ١٥ ▶
فَأَمَّا fa-ammā And as for الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu man إِذَا idhā when مَا mā does ابْتَلَاهُ ib'talāhu try him رَبُّهُ rabbuhu his Lord فَأَكْرَمَهُ fa-akramahu and is generous to him وَنَعَّمَهُ wanaʿʿamahu and favors him فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu he says رَبِّي rabbī My Lord أَكْرَمَنِ akramani has honored me
15. And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
Roots in this verse: أ ن س ب ل و ر ب ب ك ر م ن ع م ق و ل
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ ١٦ ▶
وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But إِذَا idhā when مَا mā does ابْتَلَاهُ ib'talāhu He try him فَقَدَرَ faqadara and restricts عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi for him رِزْقَهُ riz'qahu his provision فَيَقُولُ fayaqūlu then he says رَبِّي rabbī My Lord أَهَانَنِ ahānani (has) humiliated me
16. But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Roots in this verse: ب ل و ق د ر ر ز ق ق و ل ر ب ب ه و ن
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ ١٧ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay بَل bal But لَّا lā not تُكْرِمُونَ tuk'rimūna you honor الْيَتِيمَ l-yatīma the orphan
17. No! But you do not honor the orphan
Roots in this verse: ك ر م ي ت م
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ ١٨ ▶
وَلَا walā And not تَحَاضُّونَ taḥāḍḍūna you feel the urge عَلَىٰ ʿalā to طَعَامِ ṭaʿāmi feed الْمِسْكِينِ l-mis'kīni the poor
18. And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Roots in this verse: ط ع م س ك ن
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا ١٩ ▶
وَتَأْكُلُونَ watakulūna And you consume التُّرَاثَ l-turātha the inheritance أَكْلًا aklan devouring لَّمًّا lamman altogether
19. And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
Roots in this verse: أ ك ل و ر ث
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا ٢٠ ▶
وَتُحِبُّونَ watuḥibbūna And you love الْمَالَ l-māla wealth حُبًّا ḥubban (with) love جَمًّا jamman immense
20. And you love wealth with immense love.
Roots in this verse: ح ب ب م و ل
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا ٢١ ▶
كَلَّا kallā Nay إِذَا idhā When دُكَّتِ dukkati is leveled الْأَرْضُ l-arḍu the earth دَكًّا dakkan pounded دَكًّا dakkan (and) crushed
21. No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed
Roots in this verse: أ ر ض
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا ٢٢ ▶
وَجَاءَ wajāa And comes رَبُّكَ rabbuka your Lord وَالْمَلَكُ wal-malaku and the Angels صَفًّا ṣaffan rank صَفًّا ṣaffan (upon) rank
22. And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ر ب ب م ل ك ص ف ف
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ ٢٣ ▶
وَجِيءَ wajīa And is brought يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin that Day بِجَهَنَّمَ bijahannama Hell يَوْمَئِذٍ yawma-idhin That Day يَتَذَكَّرُ yatadhakkaru will remember الْإِنسَانُ l-insānu man وَأَنَّىٰ wa-annā but how لَهُ lahu (will be) for him الذِّكْرَىٰ l-dhik'rā the remembrance
23. And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but how [i.e., what good] to him will be the remembrance?
Roots in this verse: ج ي أ ي و م ذ ك ر أ ن س
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي ٢٤ ▶
يَقُولُ yaqūlu He will say يَا لَيْتَنِي yālaytanī O I wish قَدَّمْتُ qaddamtu I had sent forth لِحَيَاتِي liḥayātī for my life
24. He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
Roots in this verse: ق و ل ق د م ح ي ي
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ ٢٥ ▶
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ fayawma-idhin So that Day لَّا lā not يُعَذِّبُ yuʿadhibu will punish عَذَابَهُ ʿadhābahu (as) His punishment أَحَدٌ aḥadun anyone
25. So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
Roots in this verse: ي و م ع ذ ب أ ح د
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ ٢٦ ▶
وَلَا walā And not يُوثِقُ yūthiqu will bind وَثَاقَهُ wathāqahu (as) His binding أَحَدٌ aḥadun anyone
26. And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
Roots in this verse: و ث ق أ ح د
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ٢٧ ▶
يَا أَيَّتُهَا yāayyatuhā O النَّفْسُ l-nafsu soul الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ l-muṭ'ma-inatu who is satisfied
27. [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
Roots in this verse: أ ي ي ن ف س ط م أ ن
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً ٢٨ ▶
ارْجِعِي ir'jiʿī Return إِلَىٰ ilā to رَبِّكِ rabbiki your Lord رَاضِيَةً rāḍiyatan well pleased مَّرْضِيَّةً marḍiyyatan and pleasing
28. Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Roots in this verse: ر ج ع ر ب ب ر ض و
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي ٢٩ ▶
فَادْخُلِي fa-ud'khulī So enter فِي fī among عِبَادِي ʿibādī My slaves
29. And enter among My [righteous] servants
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ع ب د
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي ٣٠ ▶
وَادْخُلِي wa-ud'khulī And enter جَنَّتِي jannatī My Paradise
30. And enter My Paradise."
Roots in this verse: د خ ل ج ن ن
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