Chapter 89, 30 verses
I swear by the daybreak,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
By the break of Day
শপথ ফজরের,
And the ten nights,
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
By the Nights twice five;
শপথ দশ রাত্রির, শপথ তার,
And the even and the odd,
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
By the even and odd (contrasted);
যা জোড় ও যা বিজোড়
And the night when it departs.
And by the night when it departs.
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
এবং শপথ রাত্রির যখন তা গত হতে থাকে
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
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)!
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
এর মধ্যে আছে শপথ জ্ঞানী ব্যক্তির জন্যে।
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
আপনি কি লক্ষ্য করেননি, আপনার পালনকর্তা আদ বংশের ইরাম গোত্রের সাথে কি আচরণ করেছিলেন,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
যাদের দৈহিক গঠন স্তম্ভ ও খুঁটির ন্যায় দীর্ঘ ছিল এবং
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
The like of which were not created in the land?
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
যাদের সমান শক্তি ও বলবীর্যে সারা বিশ্বের শহরসমূহে কোন লোক সৃজিত হয়নি
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
এবং সামুদ গোত্রের সাথে, যারা উপত্যকায় পাথর কেটে গৃহ নির্মাণ করেছিল।
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
এবং বহু কীলকের অধিপতি ফেরাউনের সাথে
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
যারা দেশে সীমালঙ্ঘন করেছিল।
So they made great mischief therein?
And made therein much mischief.
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
অতঃপর সেখানে বিস্তর অশান্তি সৃষ্টি করেছিল।
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
অতঃপর আপনার পালনকর্তা তাদেরকে শাস্তির কশাঘাত করলেন।
Most surely your Lord is watching.
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
নিশ্চয় আপনার পালকর্তা সতর্ক দৃষ্টি রাখেন।
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.
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
মানুষ এরূপ যে, যখন তার পালনকর্তা তাকে পরীক্ষা করেন, অতঃপর সম্মান ও অনুগ্রহ দান করেন, তখন বলে, আমার পালনকর্তা আমাকে সম্মান দান করেছেন।
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
এবং যখন তাকে পরীক্ষা করেন, অতঃপর রিযিক সংকুচিত করে দেন, তখন বলেঃ আমার পালনকর্তা আমাকে হেয় করেছেন।
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
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)!
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
এটা অমূলক, বরং তোমরা এতীমকে সম্মান কর না।
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
এবং মিসকীনকে অন্নদানে পরস্পরকে উৎসাহিত কর না।
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
এবং তোমরা মৃতের ত্যাজ্য সম্পত্তি সম্পূর্ণরূপে কুক্ষিগত করে ফেল
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
And you love wealth with much love.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
এবং তোমরা ধন - সম্পদকে প্রাণভরে ভালবাস।
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
এটা অনুচিত। যখন পৃথিবী চুর্ণ - বিচুর্ণ হবে
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
এবং আপনার পালনকর্তা ও ফেরেশতাগণ সারিবদ্ধভাবে উপস্থিত হবেন,
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
এবং সেদিন জাহান্নামকে আনা হবে, সেদিন মানুষ স্মরণ করবে, কিন্তু এই স্মরণ তার কি কাজে আসবে?
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
সে বলবেঃ হায়, এ জীবনের জন্যে আমি যদি কিছু অগ্রে প্রেরণ করতাম!
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
সেদিন তার শাস্তির মত শাস্তি কেউ দিবে না।
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
এবং তার বন্ধনের মত বন্ধন কেউ দিবে না।
O soul that art at rest!
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
হে প্রশান্ত মন,
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
তুমি তোমার পালনকর্তার নিকট ফিরে যাও সন্তুষ্ট ও সন্তোষভাজন হয়ে।
So enter among My servants,
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
অতঃপর আমার বান্দাদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত হয়ে যাও।
And enter into My garden.
"And enter you My Paradise!"
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
এবং আমার জান্নাতে প্রবেশ কর।