Surah 89. Al-Fajr

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Verses [Section]: 1-30[1]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-3089. Al-Fajr Page 59389. Al-Fajrبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِوَ الْفَجْرِۙBy the dawn وَ لَیَالٍAnd the nightsعَشْرٍۙten وَّ الشَّفْعِAnd the evenوَ الْوَتْرِۙand the odd وَ الَّیْلِAnd the nightاِذَاwhenیَسْرِۚit passes هَلْIsفِیْinذٰلِكَthatقَسَمٌan oathلِّذِیْfor thoseحِجْرٍؕwho understand اَلَمْDo notتَرَyou seeكَیْفَhowفَعَلَdealtرَبُّكَyour Lordبِعَادٍ۪ۙwith Aad اِرَمَIramذَاتِpossessors (of)الْعِمَادِ۪ۙlofty pillars الَّتِیْWhichلَمْnotیُخْلَقْhad been createdمِثْلُهَاlike themفِیinالْبِلَادِ۪ۙthe cities وَ ثَمُوْدَAnd Thamudالَّذِیْنَwhoجَابُواcarved outالصَّخْرَthe rocksبِالْوَادِ۪ۙin the valley وَ فِرْعَوْنَAnd Firaunذِیowner ofالْاَوْتَادِ۪ۙstakes الَّذِیْنَWhoطَغَوْاtransgressedفِیinالْبِلَادِ۪ۙthe lands فَاَكْثَرُوْاAnd made muchفِیْهَاthereinالْفَسَادَ۪ۙcorruption فَصَبَّSo pouredعَلَیْهِمْon themرَبُّكَyour Lordسَوْطَscourgeعَذَابٍۚۙ(of) punishment اِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَبِالْمِرْصَادِؕ(is) surely Ever Watchful فَاَمَّاAnd as forالْاِنْسَانُmanاِذَاwhenمَاdoesابْتَلٰىهُtry himرَبُّهٗhis Lordفَاَكْرَمَهٗand is generous to himوَ نَعَّمَهٗ ۙ۬and favors himفَیَقُوْلُhe saysرَبِّیْۤMy Lordاَكْرَمَنِؕhas honored me وَ اَمَّاۤButاِذَاwhenمَاdoesابْتَلٰىهُHe try himفَقَدَرَand restrictsعَلَیْهِfor himرِزْقَهٗ ۙ۬his provisionفَیَقُوْلُthen he saysرَبِّیْۤMy Lordاَهَانَنِۚ(has) humiliated me كَلَّاNay!بَلْButلَّاnotتُكْرِمُوْنَyou honorالْیَتِیْمَۙthe orphan وَ لَاAnd notتَحٰٓضُّوْنَyou feel the urgeعَلٰیtoطَعَامِfeedالْمِسْكِیْنِۙthe poor وَ تَاْكُلُوْنَAnd you consumeالتُّرَاثَthe inheritanceاَكْلًاdevouringلَّمًّاۙaltogether وَّ تُحِبُّوْنَAnd you loveالْمَالَwealthحُبًّا(with) loveجَمًّاؕexceeding كَلَّاۤNayاِذَاWhenدُكَّتِis leveledالْاَرْضُthe earthدَكًّاpoundedدَكًّاۙ(and) crushed وَّ جَآءَAnd comesرَبُّكَyour Lordوَ الْمَلَكُand the Angelsصَفًّاrankصَفًّاۚ(upon) rank وَ جِایْٓءَAnd is broughtیَوْمَىِٕذٍۭthat Dayبِجَهَنَّمَ ۙ۬HellیَوْمَىِٕذٍThat Dayیَّتَذَكَّرُwill rememberالْاِنْسَانُmanوَ اَنّٰیbut howلَهُ(will be) for himالذِّكْرٰیؕthe remembrance 89. Al-Fajr Page 594یَقُوْلُHe will sayیٰلَیْتَنِیْO! I wishقَدَّمْتُI had sent forthلِحَیَاتِیْۚfor my life فَیَوْمَىِٕذٍSo that Dayلَّاnotیُعَذِّبُwill punishعَذَابَهٗۤ(as) His punishmentاَحَدٌۙanyone وَّ لَاAnd notیُوْثِقُwill bindوَ ثَاقَهٗۤ(as) His bindingاَحَدٌؕanyone یٰۤاَیَّتُهَاOالنَّفْسُsoulالْمُطْمَىِٕنَّةُۗۖwho is satisfied ارْجِعِیْۤReturnاِلٰیtoرَبِّكِyour Lordرَاضِیَةًwell pleasedمَّرْضِیَّةًۚand pleasing فَادْخُلِیْSo enterفِیْamongعِبٰدِیْۙMy slaves وَ ادْخُلِیْAnd enterجَنَّتِیْ۠My Paradise

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Surah Introduction

The Prophet ( ﷺ ) is reassured in this Meccan sûrah that the Arab pagans are not immune to the torments that befell 'Âd, Thamûd, and Pharaoh. A reference is made to the wicked who fail to be grateful in prosperity and patient in adversity. The evildoers will be regretful on Judgment Day, whereas the righteous will be honoured. Those who withhold Allah's bounties are criticized in this sûrah (verses 17-20) and the next (90:11-16).

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Translation of Verse 1-301. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. By the dawn, ¹³⁰⁵

2. and the ten nights, ¹³⁰⁶

3. and the even and the odd,

4. and the night when it passes!

5. Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?

6. Did you not see how your Lord dealt with 'Ȃd-

7. ˹the people˺ of Iram-with ˹their˺ great stature,

8. unmatched in any other land;

9. and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;

10. and the Pharaoh of mighty structures? ¹³⁰⁷

11. They all transgressed throughout the land,

12. spreading much corruption there.

13. So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment. ¹³⁰⁸

14. ˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.

15. Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, "My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!"

16. But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, "My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!"

17. Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,

18. nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

19. And you devour ˹others'˺ inheritance greedily, ¹³⁰⁹

20. and love wealth fervently.

21. Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,

22. and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with angels, rank upon rank,

23. and Hell is brought forth on that Day-this is when every ˹disbelieving˺ person will remember ˹their own sins˺. But what is the use of remembering then?

24. They will cry, "I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life."

25. On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,

26. and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other. ¹³¹⁰

27. ˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ "O tranquil soul!

28. Return to your Lord, well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.

29. So join My servants,

30. and enter My Paradise."

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Commentary

1305. Like many sûrahs , this one begins with an oath from Allah. He has the right to swear by any object of His creation (i.e., the sun, the moon, the stars, the dawn, or the angels). As for us, we are only allowed to swear by Allah alone.

1306. This refers to the first ten days of the month of Ⱬul-Ḥijjah, in which the rituals of pilgrimage are performed.

1307. i.e., pyramids and obelisks.

1308. lit., so your Lord poured on them a whip of punishment.

1309. They take over the inheritance of orphans and women.

1310. Another possible translation: "None has ever punished the way He will punish on that Day, nor has anyone bound the way He will bind."