Chapter 89, 30 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
Waalfajri
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
Walayalin AAashrin
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Waallayli itha yasri
And by the night when it departs.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
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)!
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
Irama thati alAAimadi
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
The like of which were not created in the land?
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
And made therein much mischief.
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
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."
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
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!"
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
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)!
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
And you love wealth with much love.
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
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?
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
Waodkhulee jannatee
"And enter you My Paradise!"
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى