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SURAH 89 · 30 AYAHS · MECCAN

Al-Fajr

The Dawn

الفجر
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89:1Page 593 · Juz 30

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْفَجْرِ ۝١

By the Dawn

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89:2Page 593 · Juz 30

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ۝٢

And ten nights,

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89:3Page 593 · Juz 30

وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ۝٣

And the Even and the Odd,

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89:4Page 593 · Juz 30

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ۝٤

And the night when it departeth,

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89:5Page 593 · Juz 30

هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ ۝٥

There surely is an oath for thinking man.

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89:6Page 593 · Juz 30

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ۝٦

Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,

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89:7Page 593 · Juz 30

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ ۝٧

With many-columned Iram,

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89:8Page 593 · Juz 30

ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ ۝٨

The like of which was not created in the lands;

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89:9Page 593 · Juz 30

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ ۝٩

And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;

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89:10Page 593 · Juz 30

وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ ۝١٠

And with Pharaoh, firm of might,

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89:11Page 593 · Juz 30

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ ۝١١

Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,

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89:12Page 593 · Juz 30

فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ ۝١٢

And multiplied iniquity therein?

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89:13Page 593 · Juz 30

فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ ۝١٣

Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.

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89:14Page 593 · Juz 30

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ ۝١٤

Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.

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89:15Page 593 · Juz 30

فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ ۝١٥

As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.

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89:16Page 593 · Juz 30

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ ۝١٦

But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.

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89:17Page 593 · Juz 30

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ۝١٧

Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan

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89:18Page 593 · Juz 30

وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ۝١٨

And urge not on the feeding of the poor.

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89:19Page 593 · Juz 30

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا ۝١٩

And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.

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89:20Page 593 · Juz 30

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا ۝٢٠

And love wealth with abounding love.

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89:21Page 593 · Juz 30

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا ۝٢١

Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,

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89:22Page 593 · Juz 30

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا ۝٢٢

And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,

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89:23Page 593 · Juz 30

وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ۝٢٣

And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?

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89:24Page 594 · Juz 30

يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى ۝٢٤

He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!

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89:25Page 594 · Juz 30

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ۝٢٥

None punisheth as He will punish on that day!

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89:26Page 594 · Juz 30

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ۝٢٦

None bindeth as He then will bind.

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89:27Page 594 · Juz 30

يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ۝٢٧

But ah! thou soul at peace!

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89:28Page 594 · Juz 30

ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً ۝٢٨

Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!

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89:29Page 594 · Juz 30

فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى ۝٢٩

Enter thou among My bondmen!

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89:30Page 594 · Juz 30

وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى ۝٣٠

Enter thou My Garden!

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