Chapter 89, 30 verses
Waalfajri
I swear by the daybreak,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
By the break of Day
Walayalin AAashrin
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;
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
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);
Waallayli itha yasri
And the night when it departs.
And by the night when it departs.
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
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?
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
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), -
Irama thati alAAimadi
(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,
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
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?
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
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? -
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
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?
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
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,
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
So they made great mischief therein?
And made therein much mischief.
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
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:
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
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.
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
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."
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
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!"
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
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!
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
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! -
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
And you love wealth with much love.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
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,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
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,
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
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?
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
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!"
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
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,
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
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.
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
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!
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
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!
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
So enter among My servants,
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Waodkhulee jannatee
And enter into My garden.
"And enter you My Paradise!"
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!