Chapter 89, 30 verses
I swear by the daybreak,
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
And the ten nights,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
And the even and the odd,
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
And the night when it departs.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
So they made great mischief therein?
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Most surely your Lord is watching.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
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 ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ 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?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
O soul that art at rest!
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
So enter among My servants,
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
And enter into My garden.
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي