Chapter 89, 30 verses
By the break of Day
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Dawn
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the dawn;
By the Nights twice five;
And ten nights,
By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Hijjah) ,
By the even and odd (contrasted);
And the Even and the Odd,
And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah).
And by the Night when it passeth away; -
And the night when it departeth,
And by the night when it departs.
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
There surely is an oath for thinking man.
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)!
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people), -
Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Saw you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) not how your Lord dealt with 'Ad (people)
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
With many - columned Iram,
Of Iram (who were very tall) like (lofty) pillars,
The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
The like of which was not created in the lands;
The like of which were not created in the land?
And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? -
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
And (with) Thamud (people), who hewed out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
And (with) Fir'aun (Pharaoh) who had the stakes (to torture men by binding them to the stakes)?
(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
And multiplied iniquity therein ?
And made therein much mischief.
Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch - tower.
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and bounties, then he says (in exultation): "My Lord has honoured me."
But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
But when He tries him by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
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)!
Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! -
And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin (the poor)!
And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
And you devour the inheritance all with greed.
And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
And love wealth with abounding love.
And you love wealth with much love.
Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Nay! When the earth is ground to powder.
And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
And your Lord comes with the angels in rows.
And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face), - on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him) ?
And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
So on that Day none will punish as He will punish.
And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
None bindeth as He then will bind.
And none will bind (the wicked, disbelievers and polytheists) as He will bind.
(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
But ah! thou soul at peace!
(It will be said to the pious believers of Islamic Monotheism): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
"Come back thou to thy Lord, - well pleased (thyself), and well - pleasing unto Him!
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
"Come back to your Lord well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing (unto Him)!
"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Enter thou among My bondmen!
"Enter you then among My (honoured) slaves,
"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
Enter thou My Garden!
"And enter you My Paradise!"