سُورَةُ الفَجْرِ

30 Ayahs

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ (15)

Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ (16)

But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”

كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ (17)

Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,

وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ (18)

nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا (19)

And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,¹

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا (20)

and love wealth fervently.

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا (21)

Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,