الفجر

1 I swear by the daybreak,

1 Waalfajri

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn

2 And the ten nights,

2 Walayalin AAashrin

2 And ten nights,

3 And the even and the odd,

3 WaalshshafAAi waalwatri

3 And the Even and the Odd,

4 And the night when it departs.

4 Waallayli itha yasri

4 And the night when it departeth,

5 Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.

5 Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin

5 There surely is an oath for thinking man.

6 Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,

6 Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin

6 Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,

7 (The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,

7 Irama thati alAAimadi

7 With many - columned Iram,

8 The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;

8 Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi

8 The like of which was not created in the lands;

9 And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,

9 Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi

9 And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;

10 And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,

10 WafirAAawna thee alawtadi

10 And with Pharaoh, firm of might,

11 Who committed inordinacy in the cities,

11 Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi

11 Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,

12 So they made great mischief therein?

12 Faaktharoo feeha alfasada

12 And multiplied iniquity therein ?

13 Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.

13 Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin

13 Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.

14 Most surely your Lord is watching.

14 Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi

14 Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.

15 And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.

15 Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani

15 As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.

16 But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.

16 Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani

16 But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.

17 Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,

17 Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema

17 Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan

18 Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,

18 Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni

18 And urge not on the feeding of the poor.

19 And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,

19 Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman

19 And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.

20 And you love wealth with exceeding love.

20 Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman

20 And love wealth with abounding love.

21 Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,

21 Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan

21 Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,

22 And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,

22 Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan

22 And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,

23 And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?

23 Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra

23 And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?

24 He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!

24 Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee

24 He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!

25 But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,

25 Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun

25 None punisheth as He will punish on that day!

26 And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.

26 Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun

26 None bindeth as He then will bind.

27 O soul that art at rest!

27 Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu

27 But ah! thou soul at peace!

28 Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),

28 IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan

28 Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!

29 So enter among My servants,

29 Faodkhulee fee AAibadee

29 Enter thou among My bondmen!

30 And enter into My garden.

30 Waodkhulee jannatee

30 Enter thou My Garden!