Al-Fajr 89
The DawnHow to read the Hangul
الرَّحْمَٰنِ르r라흐마니 بِسْمِ비스밀
- Bold = the stressed syllable of the word; a little stronger.
- Overline = long vowel (madd): hold it about two beats. Length matters most in recitation.
- Tiny = no vowel in the Arabic here — just the consonant, short.
- Small Latin letter = a sound Korean lacks, on the next syllable: f upper teeth on lower lip · θ/ð tongue tip between the teeth · r rolled tongue tip (a bare ㄹ is l).
How to read the Hangul
beginning the Christ salvation
- Bold, larger (ˈ) = say it strong and a little longer — the stressed syllable.
- Faint = weak and short (a reduced vowel). Don't give every syllable equal weight.
- Tiny 으 · 트 · 스 = barely voiced. English has no vowel there — stop on the consonant.
- Whole word faint (the, of, and, to…) = light and quick in a sentence; stress the content words.
- Small f v θ ð r = sounds Korean doesn't have — f: upper teeth on the lower lip; v: the same, voiced; θ/ð: tongue tip between the teeth; r: tongue curled back, touching nothing.
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About this surah
Classed as a Meccan sura, it opens with oaths by the dawn, the ten nights, the even and the odd, and the passing night. It then recalls how the Lord dealt with Ad — the people of Iram with their lofty pillars — with Thamud, who hewed the rocks of the valley, and with Pharaoh, owner of the stakes; all of them transgressed and spread corruption, and punishment came down on them. Next it examines a human attitude: when given honour and blessing, a person says his Lord has honoured him, but when his provision is restricted he says his Lord has humiliated him. The text rejects this and points instead to neglect of orphans, failure to feed the needy, devouring inheritance and loving wealth too much. It describes the Day when the earth is pounded to dust, Hell is brought near and a person wishes he had prepared for his life, and ends by calling the soul at peace to return to its Lord and enter His Garden.
- Oaths by the dawn
- Ad, Thamud and Pharaoh
- Wealth and want as tests
- Care for orphans
- The soul at peace
The name It is named after 'the dawn' (al-Fajr), the first oath in verse 1.
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새벽을 두고,
By the dawn,
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열흘 밤을 두고,
and the ten nights,
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짝수와 홀수를 두고,
and the even and the odd,
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지나가는 밤을 두고 맹세하노라.
and the night when it passes!
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그 안에 지각 있는 이를 위한 맹세가 있지 않느냐?
Is there not in that an oath for one of understanding?
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너의 주님께서 아드 백성을 어떻게 다루셨는지 보지 못하였느냐?
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad —
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높은 기둥들을 지녔던 이람 [사람들],
[the people of] Iram, possessors of lofty pillars,
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그와 같은 것은 어느 나라에서도 창조된 적이 없었다.
the like of whom had never been created in the lands —
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그리고 골짜기에서 바위를 깎아 낸 사무드 백성과,
and Thamud, who hewed the boulders of the valley's floor,
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말뚝들을 지닌 파라오를?
and Pharaoh, owner of the stakes,
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그들은 여러 나라에서 도를 넘었고,
who transgressed in the lands,
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그곳에 타락을 크게 퍼뜨렸다.
and spread much corruption therein.
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그래서 너의 주님께서는 그들 위에 벌의 채찍을 쏟아부으셨다.
So your Lord brought down on them the whip of punishment.
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진정 너의 주님께서는 늘 지켜보고 계신다.
Indeed your Lord is ever watchful.
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사람은 자기 주님께서 그를 시험하시려고 그를 귀하게 하시고 은혜를 베푸시면 "나의 주님께서 나를 귀하게 여기셨다"라고 말한다.
As for man, when his Lord tests him by honouring him and blessing him, he says, "My Lord has honoured me."
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그러나 그분께서 그를 시험하시려고 그의 양식을 줄이시면 "나의 주님께서 나를 욕되게 하셨다"라고 말한다.
But when He tests him by restricting his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
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결코 그렇지 않다! 오히려 너희는 고아를 귀하게 대하지 않고,
No! Rather, you do not honour the orphan,
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가난한 이를 먹이라고 서로 권하지도 않으며,
and you do not urge each other to feed the needy,
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유산을 몽땅 집어삼키고,
and you devour inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
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재물을 지나치게 사랑한다.
and you love wealth with immense love.
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결코 그렇지 않다! 땅이 거듭거듭 부서져 가루가 될 때,
No! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounding after pounding,
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그리고 너의 주님께서 오시고 천사들이 줄줄이 늘어설 때,
and your Lord comes, and the angels, rank upon rank,
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그날 지옥이 끌려 나올 것이다. 그날 사람은 깨닫겠지만, 그 깨달음이 그에게 무슨 소용이 있겠느냐?
and Hell is brought, that Day — that Day man will remember, but what good will the remembrance be to him?
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그는 말할 것이다. "아, 내가 나의 삶을 위해 [무엇인가를] 앞서 보내 두었더라면!"
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [something] for my life!"
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그날 아무도 그분께서 벌하시듯이 벌하지 못하며,
So on that Day none will punish as He punishes,
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아무도 그분께서 묶으시듯이 묶지 못한다.
and none will bind as He binds.
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[의로운 이에게는 이런 말이 있을 것이다.] "평안을 얻은 영혼이여,
[To the righteous it will be said], "O soul at peace,
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너의 주님께로 돌아가라. 너도 흡족하고 그분께서도 너를 기뻐하신다.
come back to your Lord, satisfied and approved [by Him].
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나의 종들 가운데로 들어가라.
So enter among My servants,
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그리고 나의 낙원으로 들어가라."
and enter My Garden."