Surah Al-Fajr, Ayah 5 (89:5)

ٱلْفَجْر

هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

Quran 89:5 is ayah 5 of Surah Al-Fajr (“The Dawn”), a Meccan surah of 30 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 593 of the Madani Mushaf.

89:5
هَلْفِىذَٰلِكَقَسَمٌلِّذِىحِجْرٍ٥
hal fī dhālika qasamun lidhī ḥij'rin

Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?(5)

Word by word

  1. هَلْhalIs
  2. فِىfīin
  3. ذَٰلِكَdhālikathat
  4. قَسَمٌqasamun(not) an oath
  5. لِّذِىlidhīfor those
  6. حِجْرٍḥij'rinwho understand

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