How to memorize Surah Al-Fajr

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Surah Al-Fajr: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 89:1

   وَٱلْفَجْرِ

   Wal-Fajr

   By the dawn

2. 89:2

   وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

   Wa layaalin 'ashr

   and the ten nights

3. 89:3

   وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ

   Wash shaf'i wal watr

   and the even and the odd

4. 89:4

   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

   Wallaili izaa yasr

   and the night when it passes!

5. 89:5

   هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

   Hal fee zaalika qasamul lizee hijr

   Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?

6. 89:6

   أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

   Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi'aad

   Did you not see how your Lord dealt with ’Ȃd—

7. 89:7

   إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

   Iramaa zaatil 'imaad

   ˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature

8. 89:8

   ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ

   Allatee lam yukhlaq misluhaa fil bilaad

   unmatched in any other land;

9. 89:9

   وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ

   Wa samoodal lazeena jaabus sakhra bil waad

   and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;

10. 89:10

    وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

    Wa fir'awna zil awtaad

    and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?

11. 89:11

    ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ

    Allazeena taghaw fil bilaad

    They all transgressed throughout the land

12. 89:12

    فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

    Fa aksaroo feehal fasaad

    spreading much corruption there.

13. 89:13

    فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

    Fasabba 'alaihim Rabbuka sawta 'azaab

    So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.

14. 89:14

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ

    Inna Rabbaka labil mirsaad

    ˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.

15. 89:15

    فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

    Fa ammal insaanu izaa mab talaahu Rabbuhoo fa akramahoo wa na' 'amahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee akraman

    Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”

16. 89:16

    وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ

    Wa ammaaa izaa mabtalaahu faqadara 'alaihi rizqahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee ahaanan

    But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”

17. 89:17

    كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    Kalla bal laa tukrimooo nal yateem

    Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan

18. 89:18

    وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

    Wa laa tahaaaddoona 'alaata'aamil miskeen

    nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

19. 89:19

    وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

    Wa taakuloonat turaasa aklal lammaa

    And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily

20. 89:20

    وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

    Wa tuhibboonal maala hubban jammaa

    and love wealth fervently.

21. 89:21

    كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا

    Kallaaa izaaa dukkatil ardu dakkan dakka

    Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over

22. 89:22

    وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

    Wa jaaa'a Rabbuka wal malaku saffan saffaa

    and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with angels, rank upon rank

23. 89:23

    وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

    Wa jeee'a yawma'izim bi jahannnam; Yawma 'iziny yatazakkarul insaanu wa annaa lahuz zikraa

    and Hell is brought forth on that Day—this is when every ˹disbelieving˺ person will remember ˹their own sins˺. But what is the use of remembering then?

24. 89:24

    يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

    Yaqoolu yaa laitanee qaddamtu lihayaatee

    They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”

25. 89:25

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

    Fa Yawma izil laa yu'azzibu 'azaabahooo ahad

    On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other

26. 89:26

    وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

    Wa laa yoosiqu wasaaqa hooo ahad

    and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.

27. 89:27

    يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

    Yaaa ayyatuhan nafsul mutma 'innah

    ˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!

28. 89:28

    ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

    Irji'eee ilaa Rabbiki raadiyatam mardiyyah

    Return to your Lord, well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.

29. 89:29

    فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى

    Fadkhulee fee 'ibaadee

    So join My servants

30. 89:30

    وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

    Wadkhulee jannatee

    and enter My Paradise.”

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
• Transliteration is only a reading aid. Learn the exact pronunciation from the recitation or a teacher.