Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the dawn
শপথ ঊষার,
I swear by the daybreak,
By the break of Day
And [by] ten nights
শপথ দশ রজনীর,
And the ten nights,
By the Nights twice five;
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
শপথ জোড় ও বেজোড়ের
And the even and the odd,
By the even and odd (contrasted);
And [by] the night when it passes,
এবং শপথ রজনীর যখন উহা গত হইতে থাকে -
And the night when it departs.
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
নিশ্চয়ই ইহার মধ্যে শপথ রহিয়াছে বোধসম্পন্ন ব্যক্তির জন্য।
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?
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad -
তুমি কি দেখ নাই তোমার প্রতিপালক কি করিয়াছিলেন আদ বংশের -
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
ইরাম গোত্রের প্রতি - যাহারা অধিকারী ছিল সুউচ্চ প্রাসাদের?
(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
যাহার সমতুল্য কোন দেশে নির্মিত হয় নাই;
The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
এবং সামূদের প্রতি, যাহারা উপত্যকায় পাথর কাটিয়া গৃহ নির্মাণ করিয়াছিল;
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] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? -
এবং বহু সৈন্য - শিবিরের অধিপতি ফির‘আওনের প্রতি?
And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
যাহারা দেশে সীমালংঘন করিয়াছিল,
Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
And increased therein the corruption.
এবং সেখানে অশান্তি বৃদ্ধি করিয়াছিল।
So they made great mischief therein?
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
অতঃপর তোমার প্রতিপালক উহাদের উপর শাস্তির কশাঘাত হানিলেন।
Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
তোমার প্রতিপালক অবশ্যই সতর্ক দৃষ্টি রাখেন।
Most surely your Lord is watching.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
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."
মানুষ তো এইরূপ যে, তাহার প্রতিপালক যখন তাহাকে পরীক্ষা করেন সম্মান ও অনুগ্রহ দান করিয়া, তখন সে বলে, ‘আমার প্রতিপালক আমাকে সম্মানিত করিয়াছেন।’
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."
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
এবং যখন তাহাকে পরীক্ষা করেন তাহার রিযিক সংকুচিত করিয়া, তখন সে বলে, ‘আমার প্রতিপালক আমাকে হীন করিয়াছেন।’
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!"
No! But you do not honor the orphan
না, কখনও নয়। বরং তোমরা ইয়াতীমকে সম্মান কর না,
Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
এবং তোমরা অভাবগ্রস্তদেরকে খাদ্যদানে পরস্পরকে উৎসাহিত কর না,
Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
এবং তোমরা উত্তরাধিকারীদের প্রাপ্য সম্পদ সম্পূর্ণরূপে ভক্ষণ করিয়া ফেল,
And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
And you love wealth with immense love.
এবং তোমরা ধনসম্পদ অতিশয় ভালবাস;
And you love wealth with exceeding love.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
ইহা সংগত নয়। পৃথিবীকে যখন চূর্ণ - বিচূর্ণ করা হইবে,
Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
এবং যখন তোমার প্রতিপালক উপস্থিত হইবেন ও সারিবদ্ধভাবে ফিরিশ্তাগণও,
And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
সেই দিন জাহান্নামকে আনা হইবে এবং সেই দিন মানুষ উপলব্ধি করিবে, তখন এই উপলব্ধি তাহার কী কাজে আসিবে?
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?
He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
সে বলিবে, ‘হায়! আমার এ জীবনের জন্য আমি যদি কিছু অগ্রিম পাঠাইতাম !’
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!"
So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
সেই দিন তাঁহার শাস্তির মত শাস্তি কেহ দিতে পারিবে না।
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,
And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
এবং তাঁহার বন্ধনের মত বন্ধন কেহ করিতে পারিবে না।
And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
হে প্রশান্তচিত্ত !
O soul that art at rest!
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
Return to your Lord, well - pleased and pleasing [to Him],
তুমি তোমার প্রতিপালকের নিকট ফিরিয়া আস সন্তুষ্ট ও সন্তোষভাজন হইয়া,
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!
And enter among My [righteous] servants
আমার বান্দাদের অন্তর্ভুক্ত হও,
So enter among My servants,
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
And enter My Paradise."
আর আমার জান্নাতে প্রবেশ কর।
And enter into My garden.
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!