Chapter 89, 30 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والفجر
Waalfajri
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
وليال عشر
Walayalin AAashrin
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
والشفع والوتر
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
والليل إذا يسر
Waallayli itha yasri
And by the night when it departs.
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
هل في ذلك قسم لذي حجر
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
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)!
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
ألم تر كيف فعل ربك بعاد
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
إرم ذات العماد
Irama thati alAAimadi
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
التي لم يخلق مثلها في البلاد
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The like of which were not created in the land?
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
وثمود الذين جابوا الصخر بالواد
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
وفرعون ذي الأوتاد
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
الذين طغوا في البلاد
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
فأكثروا فيها الفساد
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And made therein much mischief.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
فصب عليهم ربك سوط عذاب
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
إن ربك لبالمرصاد
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
فأما الإنسان إذا ما ابتلاه ربه فأكرمه ونعمه فيقول ربي أكرمن
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
وأما إذا ما ابتلاه فقدر عليه رزقه فيقول ربي أهانن
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
كلا ۖ بل لا تكرمون اليتيم
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
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)!
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
ولا تحاضون على طعام المسكين
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
وتأكلون التراث أكلا لما
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
وتحبون المال حبا جما
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And you love wealth with much love.
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
كلا إذا دكت الأرض دكا دكا
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفا
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
وجيء يومئذ بجهنم ۚ يومئذ يتذكر الإنسان وأنى له الذكرى
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
يقول يا ليتني قدمت لحياتي
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
فيومئذ لا يعذب عذابه أحد
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
ولا يوثق وثاقه أحد
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
يا أيتها النفس المطمئنة
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
ارجعي إلى ربك راضية مرضية
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
فادخلي في عبادي
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
وادخلي جنتي
Waodkhulee jannatee
"And enter you My Paradise!"