Al Fajr
Chapter 89, 30 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Arabic, with marks
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Pickthall
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Transliteration
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Word by word
Yusuf Ali
By the break of Day
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
Transliteration
Waalfajri
Word by word
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
Yusuf Ali
By the Nights twice five;
Arabic, with marks
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
Pickthall
And ten nights,
Transliteration
Walayalin AAashrin
Word by word
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
Yusuf Ali
By the even and odd (contrasted);
Arabic, with marks
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
Pickthall
And the Even and the Odd,
Transliteration
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
Word by word
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
Yusuf Ali
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
Arabic, with marks
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Pickthall
And the night when it departeth,
Transliteration
Waallayli itha yasri
Word by word
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Yusuf Ali
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Arabic, with marks
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
Pickthall
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Transliteration
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Word by word
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Yusuf Ali
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Arabic, with marks
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Pickthall
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Transliteration
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Word by word
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Yusuf Ali
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
Arabic, with marks
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
Pickthall
With many - columned Iram,
Transliteration
Irama thati alAAimadi
Word by word
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
Yusuf Ali
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
Arabic, with marks
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
Pickthall
The like of which was not created in the lands;
Transliteration
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
Word by word
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Yusuf Ali
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
Arabic, with marks
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
Pickthall
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
Transliteration
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
Word by word
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
Yusuf Ali
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
Arabic, with marks
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
Pickthall
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
Transliteration
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
Word by word
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
Yusuf Ali
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
Pickthall
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
Transliteration
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
Word by word
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Yusuf Ali
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
Arabic, with marks
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
Pickthall
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
Transliteration
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
Word by word
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Yusuf Ali
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Arabic, with marks
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Pickthall
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
Transliteration
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Word by word
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Yusuf Ali
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Pickthall
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Transliteration
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Word by word
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
Yusuf Ali
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
Arabic, with marks
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
Pickthall
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
Transliteration
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
Word by word
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
Yusuf Ali
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
Pickthall
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
Transliteration
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
Word by word
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Yusuf Ali
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
Pickthall
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Transliteration
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
Word by word
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Yusuf Ali
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
Arabic, with marks
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
Pickthall
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
Transliteration
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
Word by word
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Yusuf Ali
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Arabic, with marks
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
Pickthall
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
Transliteration
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
Word by word
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
Yusuf Ali
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Arabic, with marks
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Pickthall
And love wealth with abounding love.
Transliteration
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
Word by word
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Yusuf Ali
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Arabic, with marks
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Pickthall
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Transliteration
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Word by word
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Yusuf Ali
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
Arabic, with marks
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
Pickthall
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
Transliteration
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
Word by word
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
Yusuf Ali
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
Arabic, with marks
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
Pickthall
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
Transliteration
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
Word by word
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Arabic, with marks
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
Pickthall
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
Transliteration
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
Word by word
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
Yusuf Ali
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
Arabic, with marks
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
Pickthall
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
Transliteration
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
Word by word
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Yusuf Ali
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
Pickthall
None bindeth as He then will bind.
Transliteration
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
Word by word
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
Yusuf Ali
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
Arabic, with marks
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Pickthall
But ah! thou soul at peace!
Transliteration
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
Word by word
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Yusuf Ali
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
Arabic, with marks
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
Pickthall
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
Transliteration
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
Word by word
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
Yusuf Ali
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Arabic, with marks
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
Pickthall
Enter thou among My bondmen!
Transliteration
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
Word by word
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
Yusuf Ali
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
Arabic, with marks
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
Pickthall
Enter thou My Garden!
Transliteration
Waodkhulee jannatee
Word by word
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى