الفجر

1 By the dawn

1 By the break of Day

2 And [by] ten nights

2 By the Nights twice five;

3 And [by] the even [number] and the odd

3 By the even and odd (contrasted);

4 And [by] the night when it passes,

4 And by the Night when it passeth away; -

5 Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?

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

6 Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -

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

7 [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,

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

8 The likes of whom had never been created in the land?

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

9 And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?

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

10 And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -

10 And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?

11 [All of] whom oppressed within the lands

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

12 And increased therein the corruption.

12 And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).

13 So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.

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

14 Indeed, your Lord is in observation.

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

15 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."

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 and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."

16 But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"

17 No! But you do not honor the orphan

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

18 And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

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

19 And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,

19 And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,

20 And you love wealth with immense love.

20 And ye love wealth with inordinate love!

21 No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -

21 Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,

22 And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,

22 And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,

23 And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?

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 will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."

24 He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"

25 So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,

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

26 And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].

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

27 [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,

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

28 Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],

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

29 And enter among My [righteous] servants

29 "Enter thou, then, among My devotees!

30 And enter My Paradise."

30 "Yea, enter thou My Heaven!