Surah Al-Fajr: Arabic, Transliteration & Translation

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

1. 89:1

   وَالْفَجْرِۙ

   Wal fajr(i)

   By the dawn,

2. 89:2

   وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۙ

   Walayaalin 'asyrin

   and the ten nights,

3. 89:3

   وَّالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِۙ

   Wasy-syaf'i wal watr(i)

   and the even and the odd,

4. 89:4

   وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا يَسْرِۚ

   Wallaili idzaa yasr(i)

   and by the night when it departs.

5. 89:5

   هَلْ فِيْ ذٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِيْ حِجْرٍۗ

   Hal fii dzalika qasamun lidzii hijrin

   Is there in this an oath for one endowed with understanding?

6. 89:6

   اَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍۖ

   Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi'aadin

   Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad

7. 89:7

   اِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِۖ

   Irama dzaatil 'imaad(i)

   of Iram, known for their lofty columns,

8. 89:8

   الَّتِيْ لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَادِۖ

   Allatii lam yukhlaq mitsluhaa fiil bilaad(i)

   the like of whom no nation was ever created in the lands of the world?

9. 89:9

   وَثَمُوْدَ الَّذِيْنَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِۖ

   Watsamuudal-ladziina jaabuush-shakhra bil waad(i)

   And how did He deal with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley?

10. 89:10

    وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى الْاَوْتَادِۖ

    Wafir'auna dziil autaad(i)

    And with Pharaoh of the tent pegs

11. 89:11

    الَّذِيْنَ طَغَوْا فِى الْبِلَادِۖ

    Al-ladziina thaghau fiil bilaad(i)

    who transgressed in the countries of the world

12. 89:12

    فَاَكْثَرُوْا فِيْهَا الْفَسَادَۖ

    Fa-aktsaruu fiihaal fasaad(a)

    spreading in them much corruption?

13. 89:13

    فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍۖ

    Fashabba 'alaihim rabbuka sautha 'adzaabin

    Then their Lord unloosed upon them the lash of chastisement.

14. 89:14

    اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِۗ

    Inna rabbaka labil mirshaad(i)

    Truly your Lord is ever watchful.

15. 89:15

    فَاَمَّا الْاِنْسَانُ اِذَا مَا ابْتَلٰىهُ رَبُّهٗ فَاَكْرَمَهٗ وَنَعَّمَهٗۙ فَيَقُوْلُ رَبِّيْٓ اَكْرَمَنِۗ

    Fa-ammaa-insaanu idzaa maaabtalaahu rabbuhu fa-akramahu wana'aamahu fayaquulu rabbii akraman(i)

    As for man, when his Lord tests him by exalting him and bestowing His bounties upon him, he says: “My Lord has exalted me.”

16. 89:16

    وَاَمَّآ اِذَا مَا ابْتَلٰىهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهٗ ەۙ فَيَقُوْلُ رَبِّيْٓ اَهَانَنِۚ

    Wa-ammaa idzaa maaabtalaahu faqadara 'alaihi rizqahu fayaquulu rabbii ahaanan(i)

    But when He tests him by straitening his sustenance, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me.”

17. 89:17

    كَلَّا بَلْ لَّا تُكْرِمُوْنَ الْيَتِيْمَۙ

    Kalaa bal laa tukrimuunal yatiim(a)

    But no; you do not treat the orphan honourably,

18. 89:18

    وَلَا تَحٰۤضُّوْنَ عَلٰى طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِيْنِۙ

    Walaa tahaadh-dhuuna 'ala tha'aamil miskiin(i)

    and do not urge one another to feed the poor,

19. 89:19

    وَتَأْكُلُوْنَ التُّرَاثَ اَكْلًا لَّمًّاۙ

    Wata'kuluunatturaatsa aklaa lamman

    and greedily devour the entire inheritance,

20. 89:20

    وَّتُحِبُّوْنَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّاۗ

    Watuhibbuunal maala hubban jamman

    and love the riches, loving them ardently.

21. 89:21

    كَلَّآ اِذَا دُكَّتِ الْاَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّاۙ

    Kalaa idzaa dukkatil ardhu dakkan dakkan

    But no; when the earth is ground to powder,

22. 89:22

    وَّجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّاۚ

    Wajaa-a rabbuka wal malaku shaffan shaffan

    and when your Lord appears with rows upon rows of angels,

23. 89:23

    وَجِايْۤءَ يَوْمَىِٕذٍۢ بِجَهَنَّمَۙ يَوْمَىِٕذٍ يَّتَذَكَّرُ الْاِنْسَانُ وَاَنّٰى لَهُ الذِّكْرٰىۗ

    Wajii-a yauma-idzin bijahannama yauma-idzin yatadzakkaru-insaanu wa-anna lahudz-dzikr(a)

    and when Hell is brought near that Day. On that Day will man understand, but of what avail will that understanding be?

24. 89:24

    يَقُوْلُ يٰلَيْتَنِيْ قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِيْۚ

    Yaquulu yaa laitanii qaddamtu lihayaatii

    He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!”

25. 89:25

    فَيَوْمَىِٕذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهٗٓ اَحَدٌ ۙ

    Fayauma-idzin laa yu'adz-dzibu 'adzaabahu ahadun

    Then on that Day Allah will chastise as none other can chastise;

26. 89:26

    وَّلَا يُوْثِقُ وَثَاقَهٗٓ اَحَدٌ ۗ

    Walaa yuutsiqu watsaaqahu ahadun

    and Allah will bind as none other can bind.

27. 89:27

    يٰٓاَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَىِٕنَّةُۙ

    Yaa ai-yatuhaannafsul muthma-innat(u)

    (On the other hand it will be said): “O serene soul!

28. 89:28

    ارْجِعِيْٓ اِلٰى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً ۚ

    Arji'ii ila rabbiki raadhiyatan mardhii-yatan

    Return to your Lord well-pleased (with your blissful destination), well-pleasing (to your Lord).

29. 89:29

    فَادْخُلِيْ فِيْ عِبٰدِيْۙ

    Faadkhulii fii 'ibaadii

    So enter among My (righteous) servants

30. 89:30

    وَادْخُلِيْ جَنَّتِيْ ࣖࣖ

    Waadkhulii jannatii

    and enter My Paradise.”

Translation and transliteration are the same texts used in the Al Quran MP3 (Offline) app. Audio: everyayah.com and mp3quran.net.