89. Al-Fajr

وَٱلۡفَجۡرِ

By the dawn

وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرࣲ‏

and the ten nights

وَٱلشَّفۡعِ وَٱلۡوَتۡرِ

and the even and the odd

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ

and by the night when it departs

هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمࣱ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ

Is there in this an oath for one endowed with understanding

أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ

of Iram, known for their lofty columns

ٱلَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

the like of whom no nation was ever created in the lands of the world

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُواْ ٱلصَّخۡرَ بِٱلۡوَادِ

And how did He deal with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley

وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي ٱلۡأَوۡتَادِ

And with Pharaoh of the tent pegs

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي ٱلۡبِلَٰدِ

who transgressed in the countries of the world

فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا ٱلۡفَسَادَ

spreading in them much corruption

فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ

Then their Lord unloosed upon them the lash of chastisement

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلۡمِرۡصَادِ

Truly your Lord is ever watchful

فَأَمَّا ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَكۡرَمَنِ

As for man, when his Lord tests him by exalting him and bestowing His bounties upon him, he says: “My Lord has exalted me.”

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

But when He tests him by straitening his sustenance, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me.”

كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا تُكۡرِمُونَ ٱلۡيَتِيمَ

But no; you do not treat the orphan honourably

وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِ

and do not urge one another to feed the poor

وَتَأۡكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلࣰ ا لَّمࣰّ ا

and greedily devour the entire inheritance

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبࣰّ ا جَمࣰّ ا

and love the riches, loving them ardently

كَلَّآۖ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلۡأَرۡضُ دَكࣰّ ا دَكࣰّ ا

But no; when the earth is ground to powder

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلۡمَلَكُ صَفࣰّ ا صَفࣰّ ا

and when your Lord appears with rows upon rows of angels

وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۭ بِجَهَنَّمَۚ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ

and when Hell is brought near that Day. On that Day will man understand, but of what avail will that understanding be

يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي

He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!”

فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ‏

Then on that Day Allah will chastise as none other can chastise

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ‏

and Allah will bind as none other can bind

يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفۡسُ ٱلۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ

(On the other hand it will be said): “O serene soul

ٱرۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةࣰ مَّرۡضِيَّةࣰ‏

Return to your Lord well-pleased (with your blissful destination), well-pleasing (to your Lord)

فَٱدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي

So enter among My (righteous) servants

وَٱدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي

and enter My Paradise.”