Surah Al-Fajr - English Translation by Muhammad Taqi Ud Din Al Hilali And Muhammad Muhsin Khan
وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ
By the dawn
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 1
وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرٖ
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 2
وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ
And 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
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs, etc)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 5
أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Did you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not see (thought) how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 6
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ
Who were very tall like lofty pillars
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 7
ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
The like of which were not created in the land
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 8
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ
And (with) Thamud (people), who cut (hewed) out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 9
وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh), who had pegs (who used to torture men by binding them to pegs)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 10
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 11
فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ
And made therein much mischief
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 12
فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 13
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ
Verily, 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 man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and gifts, then he says (puffed up): "My Lord has honoured me
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 15
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
But when He tries him, by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 16
كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ
Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 17
وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ
And urge not on the feeding of AlMiskin (the poor)
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 18
وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلٗا لَّمّٗا
And you devour inheritance all 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 is ground to powder
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 21
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفّٗا صَفّٗا
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 22
وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذٖ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 23
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 24
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ
So on that Day, none will punish as He will punish
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 25
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٞ
And none will bind as He will bind
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 26
يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ
(It will be said to the pious): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 27
ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةٗ مَّرۡضِيَّةٗ
Come back to your Lord, Well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing unto Him
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 28
فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي
Enter you, then, among My honoured slaves
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 29
وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي
And enter you My Paradise
Surah Al-Fajr, Verse 30