Surah Al-Fajr - English Translation by Abdul Hye
وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ
By the dawn
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 1
وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ
by the 10 nights (first 10 days of the month of Dhul-Hijja)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 2
وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ
by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 3
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ
and by the night when it departs
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 4
هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٞ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ
Are there not in them (above oaths) sufficient proofs for the people of understanding
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 5
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Have you (O Muhammad) not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad (people)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 6
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ
(Tall residents of) Iram with lofty pillars
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 7
ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
the like of which were not created like them in the land
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 8
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ
With Thamud (people), who cut out rocks in the valley (to make residences)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 9
وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ
With Pharaoh who had the stakes
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 10
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
They all transgressed beyond bounds in the lands
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 11
فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ
and made much mischief in it
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 12
فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of punishment
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 13
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ
Surely, your Lord is ever watchful (over them)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 14
فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ
As for people, when their Lord tries them and gives them honor and bounties, they say: “Our Lord has honored us.”
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 15
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
But when He tries them through restricting their means of life, then they say: “Our Lord has humiliated us!”
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 16
كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ
Nay! But you did not treat the orphans with kindness and generosity
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 17
وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
nor did you encourage each other in feeding the poor
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 18
وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا
You devour inheritance (of the weak) with greed
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 19
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبّٗا جَمّٗا
and you love wealth with much love
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 20
كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكّٗا دَكّٗا
Nay! When the earth will be grounded to exceeding grinding (powder)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 21
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفّٗا صَفّٗا
your Lord will come with the angels standing in rows
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 22
وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
hell will be brought near (in sight) that Day. On that Day people will remember (their deeds), but how the remembrance will avail them
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 23
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي
One will say: “Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for my life?”
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 24
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ
On that Day, none will punish anymore except His punishment
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 25
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ
and none can bind anyone like His binding
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 26
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ
(It will be said to the pious): “O you the one in satisfaction
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 27
ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةٗ مَّرۡضِيَّةٗ
Come back to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing (to Him)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 28
فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي
Then you enter among My servants
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 29
وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي
and you enter My Paradise!”
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 30