Surah Al-Fajr — Part 1

Ayahs 1–5 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-Fajr — Part 1 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.

Lesson

1. سُورَةُ الفجر

The surah recalls earlier nations, warns against love of wealth, and ends with the peaceful soul returning to Allah. It is a Makki surah with 30 ayahs. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿١﴾

By the dawn

3. وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ﴿٢﴾

And [by] ten nights

4. وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ﴿٣﴾

And [by] the even [number] and the odd

5. وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ﴿٤﴾

And [by] the night when it passes,

6. هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ ﴿٥﴾

Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?

7. Summary

Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 1–5 of Surah Al-Fajr.

Practice questions

Question 1

Choose the meaning of وَٱلْفَجْرِ.

  • By the dawn
  • And the nights
  • ten
  • And the even

Question 2

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 3

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 4

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Question 5

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