بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمٰنِ الرَّحيمِ
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Surah 89: Dawn (Al-Fajr)
الفجر
وَالفَجرِ
By the dawn.
وَلَيالٍ عَشرٍ
And the ten nights.*
*89:2 Last ten nights of Ramadan, wherein many believers retreat to the masjids (2:187).
وَالشَّفعِ وَالوَترِ
By the even and the odd.*
*89:3 See Appendix 1 for the role of the even numbers and the odd numbers.
وَالَّيلِ إِذا يَسرِ
By the night as it passes.
هَل فى ذٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِذى حِجرٍ
A profound oath, for one who possesses intelligence.
أَلَم تَرَ كَيفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعادٍ
Have you noted what your Lord did to `Ãd?
إِرَمَ ذاتِ العِمادِ
Erum; the town with tall buildings.
الَّتى لَم يُخلَق مِثلُها فِى البِلٰدِ
There was nothing like it anywhere.
وَثَمودَ الَّذينَ جابُوا الصَّخرَ بِالوادِ
Also Thamoud, who carved the rocks in their valley.
وَفِرعَونَ ذِى الأَوتادِ
And Pharaoh who possessed might.
الَّذينَ طَغَوا فِى البِلٰدِ
They all transgressed in the land.
فَأَكثَروا فيهَا الفَسادَ
They spread evil throughout.
فَصَبَّ عَلَيهِم رَبُّكَ سَوطَ عَذابٍ
Consequently, your Lord poured upon them a whipping retribution.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالمِرصادِ
Your Lord is ever watchful.
فَأَمَّا الإِنسٰنُ إِذا مَا ابتَلىٰهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقولُ رَبّى أَكرَمَنِ
When the human being is tested by his Lord, through blessings and joy, he says, "My Lord is generous towards me."
وَأَمّا إِذا مَا ابتَلىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيهِ رِزقَهُ فَيَقولُ رَبّى أَهٰنَنِ
But if He tests him through reduction in provisions, he says, "My Lord is humiliating me!"
كَلّا بَل لا تُكرِمونَ اليَتيمَ
Wrong! It is you who brought it on yourselves by not regarding the orphan.
وَلا تَحٰضّونَ عَلىٰ طَعامِ المِسكينِ
And not advocating charity towards the poor.
وَتَأكُلونَ التُّراثَ أَكلًا لَمًّا
And consuming the inheritance of helpless orphans.
وَتُحِبّونَ المالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
And loving the money too much.
كَلّا إِذا دُكَّتِ الأَرضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
Indeed, when the earth is crushed, utterly crushed.
وَجاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
And your Lord comes, together with the angels in row after row.
وَجِا۟ىءَ يَومَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَومَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الإِنسٰنُ وَأَنّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكرىٰ
On that day, Gehenna will be brought forth. On that day, the human being will remember - but what a remembrance - it will be too late.
يَقولُ يٰلَيتَنى قَدَّمتُ لِحَياتى
He will say, "Oh, I wish I prepared for my (eternal) life."
فَيَومَئِذٍ لا يُعَذِّبُ عَذابَهُ أَحَدٌ
On that day, no retribution could be worse than His retribution.
وَلا يوثِقُ وَثاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
And no confinement is as effective as His confinement.
يٰأَيَّتُهَا النَّفسُ المُطمَئِنَّةُ
As for you, O content soul.
ارجِعى إِلىٰ رَبِّكِ راضِيَةً مَرضِيَّةً
Return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing.
فَادخُلى فى عِبٰدى
Welcome into My servants.
وَادخُلى جَنَّتى
Welcome into My Paradise.