89: al-Fajr الفجر
This Surah was revealed in Makkah and it has 30 ayaat. Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) urged believers to recite this Surah in their prayers as it is the Surah
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This Surah was revealed in Makkah and it has 30 ayaat. Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) urged believers to recite this Surah in their prayers as it is the Surah of Imam Husayn (a.s.) and the one who recites it often will be in the company of Imam Husayn (a.s.) on the Day of Judgement.
It is narrated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) that the one who recites this Surah, Allah (s.w.t.) will forgive his sins amounting to ten times the number of people who recite this Surah. On the Day of Reckoning he will have a shining light. If this Surah is written as a talisman and then tied to one’s back, after which he goes into his wife, then Allah (s.w.t.) will give him a child who will be a means of pride and blessings for him.
Text and Translation
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
BISMIL LAAHIR RAHMAANIR RAHEEM
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful
وَالْفَجْرِۙ(1)
WAL FAJRE.
By the Dawn,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۙ(2)
WA LAYAALIN A’SRINW.
by the ten nights,
وَّالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِۙ(3)
WASH SHAF-E’ WAL WATRE.
by the Even and the Odd,
وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا يَسْرِۚ(4)
WAL LAYLE EZAA YASR.
by the night when it departs!
هَلْ فِىْ ذٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِىْ حِجْرٍؕ(5)
HAL FEE ZAALEKA QASAMUL LEZEE HIJR.
Is there an oath in that for one possessing intellect?
اَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍۙ(6)
ALAM TARA KAYFA FA-A’LA RABBOKA BE-A’ADIN.
Have you not regarded how your Lord dealt with [the people of] ‘Ad,
اِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِۙ(7)
ERAMA ZAATIL E’MAADIL.
[and] Iram, [the city] of the pillars,
الَّتِىْ لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى الْبِلَادِۙ(8)
LATEE LAM YUKHLAQ MISLOHAA FIL BELAADE.
the like of which was not created among cities,
وَثَمُوْدَ الَّذِيْنَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِۙ(9)
WA SAMOODAL LAZEENA JAABUS SAKHRA BIL-WAADE.
and [the people of] Thamud, who hollowed out the rocks in the valley,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى الْاَوْتَادِۙ(10)
WA FIR-A’WNA ZIL AWTAADIL.
and Pharaoh, the impaler
الَّذِيْنَ طَغَوْا فِى الْبِلَادِۙ(11)
LAZEENA TAGHAW FIL BELAADE.
—those who rebelled [against Allah] in their cities
فَاَكْثَرُوْا فِيْهَا الْفَسَادَۙ(12)
FA-AKSAROO FEEHAL FASAADA.
and caused much corruption in them,
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ ۙۚ(13)
FA-SABBA A’LAYHIM RABBOKA SAWTA A’ZAAB.
so your Lord poured on them lashes of punishment.
اِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِؕ(14)
INNA RABBAKA LA-BIL MIRSAAD.
Indeed your Lord is in ambush.
فَاَمَّا الْاِنْسَانُ اِذَا مَا ابْتَلٰٮهُ رَبُّهٗ فَاَكْرَمَهٗ وَنَعَّمَهٗ ۙ فَيَقُوْلُ رَبِّىْۤ اَكْرَمَنِؕ(15)
FA-AMMAL INSAANO EZAA MAB TALAAHO RABBOHU FA-AKRAMAHU WA NA’-A’MAHU, FA-YAQOOLO RABBEE AKRAMAN.
As for man, whenever his Lord tests him, and grants him honour, and blesses him, he says, ‘My Lord has honoured me.’
وَاَمَّاۤ اِذَا مَا ابْتَلٰٮهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهٗ ۙ فَيَقُوْلُ رَبِّىْۤ اَهَانَنِۚ(16)
WA AMMAA EZAA MAB TALAAHO FA-QADARA A’LAYHE RIZQAHU, FA-YAQOOLO RABBEE AHAANAN.
But when He tests him and tightens for him his provision, he says, ‘My Lord has humiliated me.’
كَلَّا بَلْ لَّا تُكْرِمُوْنَ الْيَتِيْمَۙ(17)
KALLAA BAL LAA TUKREMOONAL YATEEMA.
No indeed! No, you do not honour the orphan,
وَلَا تَحٰٓضُّوْنَ عَلٰى طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِيْنِۙ(18)
WA LAA TAHAAZ-ZOONA A’LAA TA-A’AMIL MISKEENE.
and do not urge the feeding of the needy.
وَتَاْكُلُوْنَ التُّرَاثَ اَكْلًا لَّمًّا ۙ(19)
WA TAAKOLOONAT TORAASA AKLAL LAMMANW.
You eat the inheritance rapaciously,
وَّتُحِبُّوْنَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا ؕ(20)
WA TOHIBBOONAL MAALA HUBBAN JAMMAA.
and love wealth with much fondness.
كَلَّاۤ اِذَا دُكَّتِ الْاَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا ۙ(21)
KALLAAA EZAA DUKKATIL ARZO DAKKAN DAKKANW.
No indeed! When the earth is levelled to a plain,
وَّجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا ۚ(22)
WA JAAA-A RABBOKA WAL-MALAKO SAFFAN SAFFAA.
and your Lord [’s edict] arrives with the angels in ranks,
وَجِاىْٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۙ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَّتَذَكَّرُ الْاِنْسَانُ وَاَنّٰى لَهُ الذِّكْرٰىؕ(23)
WA JEEE-A YAWMAEZIM BE-JAHANNAMA, YAWMA-EZIN-Y YATAZAKKARUL INSAANO WA ANNAA LAHUZ ZIKRAA.
the day when hell is brought [near], man will take admonition on that day, but what will that admonition avail him?
يَقُوْلُ يٰلَيْتَنِىْ قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِىۚ(24)
YAQOOLO YAA LAYTANEE QADDAMTO LE-HAYAATEE.
He will say, ‘Alas, had I sent ahead for my life [in the Hereafter]!’
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهٗۤ اَحَدٌ ۙ(25)
FA-YAWMA-EZIL LAA YO-A’ZZEBO A’ZAABAHU AHADUNW.
On that day none shall punish as He punishes,
وَّلَا يُوْثِقُ وَثَاقَهٗۤ اَحَدٌ ؕ(26)
WA LAA YOOSEQO WASAAQAHU AHAD.
and none shall bind as He binds.
يٰۤاَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُۖ(27)
YAA AYYATOHAN NAFSUL MUTMA-INNATUR.
‘O soul at peace!
ارْجِعِىْۤ اِلٰى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً ۚ(28)
JE-E’E ELAA RABBEKE RAAZEYATAM MARZIYYAH.
Return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing!
فَادْخُلِىْ فِىْ عِبٰدِىۙ(29)
FADKHOLEE FEE E’BAADEE.
Then enter among My servants,
وَادْخُلِىْ جَنَّتِى(30)
WAD KHOLEE JANNATEE.
and enter My paradise!’
