Chapter 89, 30 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والفجر
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
By the dawn
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
وليال عشر
And ten nights,
And [by] ten nights
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
والشفع والوتر
And the Even and the Odd,
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
والليل إذا يسر
And the night when it departeth,
And [by] the night when it passes,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
هل في ذلك قسم لذي حجر
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
ألم تر كيف فعل ربك بعاد
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
إرم ذات العماد
With many - columned Iram,
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
التي لم يخلق مثلها في البلاد
The like of which was not created in the lands;
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
وثمود الذين جابوا الصخر بالواد
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
وفرعون ذي الأوتاد
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
الذين طغوا في البلاد
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
فأكثروا فيها الفساد
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
And increased therein the corruption.
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
فصب عليهم ربك سوط عذاب
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
إن ربك لبالمرصاد
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
فأما الإنسان إذا ما ابتلاه ربه فأكرمه ونعمه فيقول ربي أكرمن
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
وأما إذا ما ابتلاه فقدر عليه رزقه فيقول ربي أهانن
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
كلا ۖ بل لا تكرمون اليتيم
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
No! But you do not honor the orphan
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
ولا تحاضون على طعام المسكين
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
وتأكلون التراث أكلا لما
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
وتحبون المال حبا جما
And love wealth with abounding love.
And you love wealth with immense love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
كلا إذا دكت الأرض دكا دكا
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفا
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
وجيء يومئذ بجهنم ۚ يومئذ يتذكر الإنسان وأنى له الذكرى
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
يقول يا ليتني قدمت لحياتي
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
فيومئذ لا يعذب عذابه أحد
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
ولا يوثق وثاقه أحد
None bindeth as He then will bind.
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
يا أيتها النفس المطمئنة
But ah! thou soul at peace!
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
ارجعي إلى ربك راضية مرضية
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
فادخلي في عبادي
Enter thou among My bondmen!
And enter among My [righteous] servants
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
وادخلي جنتي
Enter thou My Garden!
And enter My Paradise."
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى