الفجر

1 I swear by the daybreak,

1 Waalfajri

1 By the break of Day

2 And the ten nights,

2 Walayalin AAashrin

2 By the Nights twice five;

3 And the even and the odd,

3 WaalshshafAAi waalwatri

3 By the even and odd (contrasted);

4 And the night when it departs.

4 Waallayli itha yasri

4 And by the Night when it passeth away; -

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

5 Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin

5 Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?

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

6 Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin

6 Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -

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

7 Irama thati alAAimadi

7 Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,

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

8 Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi

8 The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?

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

9 Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi

9 And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -

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

10 WafirAAawna thee alawtadi

10 And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?

11 Who committed inordinacy in the cities,

11 Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi

11 (All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,

12 So they made great mischief therein?

12 Faaktharoo feeha alfasada

12 And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).

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

13 Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin

13 Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:

14 Most surely your Lord is watching.

14 Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi

14 For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.

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 Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured 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 when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"

17 Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,

17 Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema

17 Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!

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

18 Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni

18 Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -

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

19 Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman

19 And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,

20 And you love wealth with exceeding love.

20 Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman

20 And ye love wealth with inordinate love!

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

21 Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan

21 Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,

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

22 Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan

22 And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon 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, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit 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 forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"

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

25 Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun

25 For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,

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

26 Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun

26 And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.

27 O soul that art at rest!

27 Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu

27 (To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!

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

28 IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan

28 "Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!

29 So enter among My servants,

29 Faodkhulee fee AAibadee

29 "Enter thou, then, among My devotees!

30 And enter into My garden.

30 Waodkhulee jannatee

30 "Yea, enter thou My Heaven!