Surah 89 - The Dawn (Al-Fajr)

1

وَٱلْفَجْرِ

By the dawn،

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2

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ

and the ten nights،

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3

وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ

and the even and the odd،

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4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

and the night when it passes

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5

هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌۭ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

Is all this not a sufficient oath for those who have sense?

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6

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Did you not see how your Lord dealt with \'Ȃd

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7

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

the people of Iramwith their great stature،

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8

ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

unmatched in any other land;

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9

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ

and Thamûd who carved their homes into the rocks in the Stone Valley;

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10

وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?

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11

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

They all transgressed throughout the land،

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12

فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

spreading much corruption there

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13

فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment

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14

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ

For your Lord is truly vigilant

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15

فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

Now، whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through His generosity and blessings، they boast، "My Lord has deservedly honoured me"

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16

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

But when He tests them by limiting their provision، they protest، "My Lord has undeservedly humiliated me"

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17

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

Absolutely not In fact، you are not even gracious to the orphan،

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18

وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

nor do you urge one another to feed the poor

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19

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا

And you devour others\' inheritance greedily،

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20

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا

and love wealth fervently

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21

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا

Enough When the earth is entirely crushed over and over،

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22

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا

and your Lord comes to judge with angels، rank upon rank،

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23

وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

and Hell is brought forth on that Daythis is when every disbelieving person will remember their own sins But what is the use of remembering then?

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24

يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

They will cry، "I wish I had sent forth something good for my true life"

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25

فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ

On that Day He will punish them severely، like no other،

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26

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ

and bind them tightly، like no other

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27

يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

Allah will say to the righteous، "O tranquil soul

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28

ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ

Return to your Lord، well pleased with Him and well pleasing to Him

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29

فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى

So join My servants،

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30

وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

and enter My Paradise"

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