Surah Al-Fajr - English Translation by Dr Kamal Omar

وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ

Al-Fajr (the break of dawn) acts as a witness
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 1

وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ

and (also) the night, ten (in number)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 2

وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ

and the even (number), and the odd (number)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 3

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ

and the (retreating) night when it departs
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 4

هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٞ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ

Is in (all) this an evidence or testimony for a possessor of wisdom
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 5

أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Have you not seen how your Nourisher-Sustainer dealt with ‘Ad (people) —
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 6

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ

(of the capital-city of) Iram, possessing lofty high-rise buildings
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 7

ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

such as their like are not constructed (any where) in the cities
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 8

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ

and (with) Samud (people), those who hewed and cut rocks in the valley
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 9

وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ

and (with) Firaun, famous by the pyramids
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 10

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

those people who transgressed beyond limits throughout the cities
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 11

فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ

and they tremendously increased in those (cities) Al-Fasad
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 12

فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ

So your Nourisher-Sustainer let fall over them the whip of punishment
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 13

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ

Surely, your Nourisher-Sustainer is indeed (ever) in Al-Mirsad
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 14

فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ

As for the human being: when his Nourisher-Sustainer put him to trial and tribulation, and He bestowed upon him honour and bestowed upon him luxuries — then he will say: 'My Rabb has given me honour
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 15

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

And so, when, whatever He put him to test and trial: so He bestowed over him his provision just according to bare needs — then he will say: 'My Rabb has humiliated (and disgraced) me
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 16

كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ

By no means! Nay, you (on your side) do not treat Al-Yatim with kindness and generosity
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 17

وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

and urge not for (providing) food to the indigent
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 18

وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا

and you devour inheritance — a devouring, absolute and excessive
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 19

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبّٗا جَمّٗا

and you love the wealth with intense love
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 20

كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكّٗا دَكّٗا

By no means (it is going to benefit you)! When the (planet) earth is broken up to a (complete) breahead of state up, an (extensive) break-up
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 21

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفّٗا صَفّٗا

And has come your Nourisher-Sustainer, and (also) the angels in rows, (regular) rows
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 22

وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

And the Hell is brought (very near) that Day. That Day the human being brings to mind the Message (of Allah). And how Az-Zikrah (‘The Admonition’,) benefits him (at such a stage)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 23