الفجر

1 I swear by the daybreak,

1 By the break of Day

2 And the ten nights,

2 By the Nights twice five;

3 And the even and the odd,

3 By the even and odd (contrasted);

4 And the night when it departs.

4 And by the Night when it passeth away; -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?

11 Who committed inordinacy in the cities,

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

12 So they made great mischief therein?

12 And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).

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

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

14 Most surely your Lord is watching.

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 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 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 Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!

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

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

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

19 And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,

20 And you love wealth with exceeding love.

20 And ye love wealth with inordinate love!

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

21 Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,

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

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

27 O soul that art at rest!

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

29 So enter among My servants,

29 "Enter thou, then, among My devotees!

30 And enter into My garden.

30 "Yea, enter thou My Heaven!