Chapter 89, 30 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
And ten nights,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
And the Even and the Odd,
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
And the night when it departeth,
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
And by the night when it departs.
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs)!
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
With many - columned Iram,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
The like of which was not created in the lands;
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
The like of which were not created in the land?
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
And made therein much mischief.
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And love wealth with abounding love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
And you love wealth with much love.
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
None bindeth as He then will bind.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
But ah! thou soul at peace!
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
Enter thou among My bondmen!
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
Enter thou My Garden!
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
"And enter you My Paradise!"