Al-Fajr
The Dawn
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الفجر
وَٱلشَّفْعِ And the even wal-shafʿi and the odd wal-watri
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night wa-al-layli when idhā it passes yasri
And [by] the night when it passes,
هَلْ Is hal in fī that dhālika (not) an oath qasamun for those lidhī who understand ḥij'rin
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
أَلَمْ Did not alam you see tara how kayfa dealt faʿala your Lord rabbuka with Aad biʿādin
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad -
إِرَمَ Iram irama possessors (of) dhāti lofty pillars l-ʿimādi
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
ٱلَّتِى Which allatī not lam had been created yukh'laq like them mith'luhā in fī the cities l-bilādi
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
وَثَمُودَ And Thamud wathamūda who alladhīna carved out jābū the rocks l-ṣakhra in the valley bil-wādi
And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
وَفِرْعَوْنَ And Firaun wafir'ʿawna owner of dhī stakes l-awtādi
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?
ٱلَّذِينَ Who alladhīna transgressed ṭaghaw in fī the lands l-bilādi
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ And (made) much fa-aktharū therein fīhā corruption l-fasāda
And increased therein the corruption.
فَصَبَّ So poured faṣabba on them ʿalayhim your Lord rabbuka scourge sawṭa (of) punishment ʿadhābin
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
إِنَّ Indeed inna your Lord rabbaka (is) surely Ever Watchful labil-mir'ṣādi
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.