Chapter 89, 30 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
I swear by the daybreak,
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
And ten nights,
And the ten nights,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
And the Even and the Odd,
And the even and the odd,
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
And by the night when it departs.
And the night when it departeth,
And the night when it departs.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
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)!
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
With many - columned Iram,
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
The like of which were not created in the land?
The like of which was not created in the lands;
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
And made therein much mischief.
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
So they made great mischief therein?
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Most surely your Lord is watching.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
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
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
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
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, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And you love wealth with much love.
And love wealth with abounding love.
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
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
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 before me (some provision) for my life!
He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
None bindeth as He then will bind.
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
But ah! thou soul at peace!
O soul that art at rest!
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased (with him), well - pleasing (Him),
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
Enter thou among My bondmen!
So enter among My servants,
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
"And enter you My Paradise!"
Enter thou My Garden!
And enter into My garden.
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى