Chapter 89, 30 verses
Waalfajri
I swear by the daybreak,
By the break of Day
By the dawn
Walayalin AAashrin
And the ten nights,
By the Nights twice five;
And [by] ten nights
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
And the even and the odd,
By the even and odd (contrasted);
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
Waallayli itha yasri
And the night when it departs.
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
And [by] the night when it passes,
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
Irama thati alAAimadi
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
[With] Iram - who had 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 produced in (all) the land?
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
So they made great mischief therein?
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
And increased therein the corruption.
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Most surely your Lord is watching.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
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.
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
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."
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 trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
No! But you do not honor the orphan
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
And you love wealth with immense love.
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And your Lord has come and the 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, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
O soul that art at rest!
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
So enter among My servants,
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
And enter among My [righteous] servants
Waodkhulee jannatee
And enter into My garden.
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
And enter My Paradise."