Surah Al-Fajr — Part 5
Ayahs 21–25 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-Fajr — Part 5 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. Surah Al-Fajr — Part 5
Continue the word-by-word study of Surah Al-Fajr with ayahs 21–25.
2. كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا ﴿٢١﴾
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed
- كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا ﴿٢١﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| كَلَّآ | Nay |
| إِذَا | When |
| دُكَّتِ | is leveled |
| ٱلْأَرْضُ | the earth |
| دَكًّۭا | pounded |
| دَكًّۭا | (and) crushed |
3. وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا ﴿٢٢﴾
And your Lord has come 1 and the angels, rank upon rank,
- وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا ﴿٢٢﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَجَآءَ | And comes |
| رَبُّكَ | your Lord |
| وَٱلْمَلَكُ | and the Angels |
| صَفًّۭا | rank |
| صَفًّۭا | (upon) rank |
4. وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿٢٣﴾
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but how [i.e., what good] to him will be the remembrance?
- وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ ﴿٢٣﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَجِا۟ىٓءَ | And is brought |
| يَوْمَئِذٍۭ | that Day |
| بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ | Hell |
| يَوْمَئِذٍۢ | That Day |
| يَتَذَكَّرُ | will remember |
| ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ | man |
| وَأَنَّىٰ | but how |
| لَهُ | (will be) for him |
| ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ | the remembrance |
5. يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى ﴿٢٤﴾
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
- يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى ﴿٢٤﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| يَقُولُ | He will say |
| يَـٰلَيْتَنِى | O I wish |
| قَدَّمْتُ | I had sent forth |
| لِحَيَاتِى | for my life |
6. فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٢٥﴾
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
- فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ ﴿٢٥﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ | So that Day |
| لَّا | not |
| يُعَذِّبُ | will punish |
| عَذَابَهُۥٓ | (as) His punishment |
| أَحَدٌۭ | anyone |
7. Summary
Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 21–25 of Surah Al-Fajr.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| كَلَّآ | Nay |
| إِذَا | When |
| دُكَّتِ | is leveled |
| ٱلْأَرْضُ | the earth |
| دَكًّۭا | pounded |
| وَجَآءَ | And comes |
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