Chapter 89, 30 verses
I swear by the daybreak,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
By the dawn
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
And the ten nights,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
And [by] ten nights
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
And the even and the odd,
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
And the night when it departs.
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
And [by] the night when it passes,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
So they made great mischief therein?
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
And increased therein the corruption.
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Most surely your Lord is watching.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
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.
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
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."
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
No! But you do not honor the orphan
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
And you love wealth with immense love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
O soul that art at rest!
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
So enter among My servants,
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
And enter among My [righteous] servants
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
And enter into My garden.
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
And enter My Paradise."
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى