1. Wal-Fajr
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْفَجْرِ
By the dawn
The Dawn
1. Wal-Fajr
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلْفَجْرِ
By the dawn
2. Wa layaalin 'ashr
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ
And [by] ten nights
3. Wash shaf'i wal watr
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
4. Wallaili izaa yasr
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
And [by] the night when it passes,
5. Hal fee zaalika qasamul lizee hijr
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌۭ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
6. Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi'aad
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
7. Iramaa zaatil 'imaad
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
8. Allatee lam yukhlaq misluhaa fil bilaad
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
9. Wa samoodal lazeena jaabus sakhra bil waad
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
10. Wa fir'awna zil awtaad
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.