Chapter 89, 30 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالْفَجْرِ
By the break of Day
Waalfajri
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
By the Nights twice five;
Walayalin AAashrin
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
By the even and odd (contrasted);
WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
Waallayli itha yasri
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
Irama thati alAAimadi
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
WafirAAawna thee alawtadi
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
Faamma alinsanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Watakuloona altturatha aklan lamman
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Kalla itha dukkati alardu dakkan dakkan
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
Wajeea yawmaithin bijahannama yawmaithin yatathakkaru alinsanu waanna lahu alththikra
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
Fayawmaithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutmainnatu
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
Waodkhulee jannatee
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى