LessonsSurah Al-Fajr — Part 1Quiz

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

  • بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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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

  • بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

2. وَٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿١﴾

By the dawn

  • وَٱلْفَجْرِ ﴿١﴾
WordMeaning
وَٱلْفَجْرِBy the dawn

3. وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ﴿٢﴾

And [by] ten nights

  • وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ ﴿٢﴾
WordMeaning
وَلَيَالٍAnd the nights
عَشْرٍۢten

4. وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ﴿٣﴾

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

  • وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ ﴿٣﴾
WordMeaning
وَٱلشَّفْعِAnd the even
وَٱلْوَتْرِand the odd

5. وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ﴿٤﴾

And [by] the night when it passes,

  • وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ﴿٤﴾
WordMeaning
وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the night
إِذَاwhen
يَسْرِit passes

6. هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ ﴿٥﴾

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

  • هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ ﴿٥﴾
WordMeaning
هَلْIs
فِىin
ذَٰلِكَthat
قَسَمٌۭ(not) an oath
لِّذِىfor those
حِجْرٍwho understand

7. Summary

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

WordMeaning
وَٱلْفَجْرِBy the dawn
وَلَيَالٍAnd the nights
عَشْرٍۢten
وَٱلشَّفْعِAnd the even
وَٱلْوَتْرِand the odd
وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the night

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

Complete the word-by-word translation.

Question 5

Complete the word-by-word translation.

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