SMA Quran — Qur'an Reflections & Tadabur with Ahmed Elemam

Session 09 — Surah Al-Fajr

Complete Translation

The Rock carved with pride, the Water that flows from Surah Al-Baqarah to Al-Fajr, and the Hijr (mind) that must choose. A reflection on the dawn, the special 10 nights, and the Soul at Peace.

سورة الْفَجْر

Surah Al-Fajr — The Dawn

Meccan · 30 Ayahs · Juz' 30

وَالْفَجْرِ

By the dawn.

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

By the ten nights.

وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ

By the even and the odd.

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

By the night as it passes.

هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ

Is there in that a sworn oath for whoever has a mind?

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Have you not seen what your Lord did to 'Ad,

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ

Iram, (the city) of the pillars,

الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ

whose like has never been created in the lands;

وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ

and Thamud, who carved the rocks in the valley;

وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ

and Pharaoh of the stakes?

الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ

They (all) exceeded all limits in the lands

فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ

and spread much corruption therein,

فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

so your Lord poured down upon them a scourge of punishment;

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ

indeed, your Lord is certainly ever-watchful.

فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ

So, as for man, whenever his Lord tries him through honoring and blessing him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."

وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ

But whenever He tries him through restricting his provision, he says, "My Lord has insulted me."

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ

But no! Rather, you do not honor the orphan,

وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ

and you do not urge one another to (serve) food to the destitute,

وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

and you devour inheritance (of the vulnerable) greedily,

وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

and you love wealth immensely.

كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا

But no! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounding after pounding;

وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

and your Lord comes with the angels, rank after rank;

وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

and on that day, Hell is made to come forward; on that day man reminds himself, but how will reminding avail him?

يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي

He says, "If only I had put forth something (good) for my life."

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ

On that day, none can punish as He punishes,

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ

and none can shackle as He shackles.

يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

O you tranquil self,

ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

return to your Lord, well pleased and well pleasing;

فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي

so enter among My servants,

وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي

and enter My Garden.

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