Al-Fajrالفجر
Muṣḥaf order 89
Cairo 1924 order #10 Meccan
Verses 30 (Ḥafṣ)
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْفَجْرِ ١
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By the Dawn
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ٣
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And the Even and the Odd,
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: يَسْرِ → يَسْرِي (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:4#1)
- Doori: يَسْرِ → يَسْرِي (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:4#1)
- Qaloon: يَسْرِ → يَسْرِي (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:4#1)
- Qunbul: يَسْرِ → يَسْرِي (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:4#1)
- Soosi: يَسْرِ → يَسْرِي (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:4#1)
- Warsh: يَسْرِ → يَسْرِي (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:4#1)
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ٤
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And the night when it departeth,
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ ٥
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There surely is an oath for thinking man.
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ٦
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Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ ٧
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With many-columned Iram,
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ ٨
Marmaduke Pickthall
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The like of which was not created in the lands;
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: بِٱلْوَادِ → بِالْوَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:9#1)
- Qunbul: بِٱلْوَادِ → بِالْوَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:9#1)
- Warsh: بِٱلْوَادِ → بِالْوَادِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:9#1)
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ ٩
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And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ ١٠
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And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ ١١
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Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ ١٢
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And multiplied iniquity therein?
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ ١٣
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Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ ١٤
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Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: أَكْرَمَنِ → أَكْرَمَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:15#1)
- Doori: أَكْرَمَنِ → أَكْرَمَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:15#1)
- Qaloon: أَكْرَمَنِ → أَكْرَمَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:15#1)
- Soosi: أَكْرَمَنِ → أَكْرَمَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:15#1)
- Warsh: أَكْرَمَنِ → أَكْرَمَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:15#1)
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ ١٥
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As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Bazzi: أَهَٰنَنِ → أَهَانَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:16#1)
- Doori: أَهَٰنَنِ → أَهَانَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:16#1)
- Qaloon: أَهَٰنَنِ → أَهَانَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:16#1)
- Soosi: أَهَٰنَنِ → أَهَانَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:16#1)
- Warsh: أَهَٰنَنِ → أَهَانَنِى (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:16#1)
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ ١٦
Marmaduke Pickthall
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But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Doori: تُكْرِمُونَ → يُكْرِمُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:17#1)
- Soosi: تُكْرِمُونَ → يُكْرِمُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:17#1)
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ ١٧
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Doori: تَحَٰٓضُّونَ → يَحُضُّونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:18#1)
- Soosi: تَحَٰٓضُّونَ → يَحُضُّونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:18#1)
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ ١٨
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And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Doori: وَتَأْكُلُونَ → وَيَأْكُلُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:19#1)
- Soosi: وَتَأْكُلُونَ → وَيَاكُلُونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:19#1)
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا ١٩
Marmaduke Pickthall
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And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Doori: وَتُحِبُّونَ → وَيُحِبُّونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:20#1)
- Soosi: وَتُحِبُّونَ → وَيُحِبُّونَ (dots only; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:20#1)
- Doori: ٱلْمَالَ → لَمًّا (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:20#1)
- Soosi: ٱلْمَالَ → لَمًّا (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 89:20#1)
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا ٢٠
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And love wealth with abounding love.
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا ٢١
Marmaduke Pickthall
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Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا ٢٢
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And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ٢٣
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And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى ٢٤
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He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ٢٥
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None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ٢٦
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None bindeth as He then will bind.
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ ٢٧
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But ah! thou soul at peace!
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً ٢٨
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Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى ٢٩
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Enter thou among My bondmen!
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى ٣٠
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Enter thou My Garden!