Dawn

وَٱلْفَجْرِ

By the dawn.

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

And the ten nights.

وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ

By the even and the odd.

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

By the night as it passes.

هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

A profound oath, for one who possesses intelligence.

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Have you noted what your Lord did to 'Ãd?

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ

Erum; the town with tall buildings.

ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

There was nothing like it anywhere.

وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ

Also Thamûd, who carved the rocks in their valley.

وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

And Pharaoh who possessed might.

ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

They all transgressed in the land.

فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ

They spread evil throughout.

فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

Consequently, your Lord poured upon them a whipping retribution.

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ

Your Lord is ever watchful.

فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

When the human being is tested by his Lord, through blessings and joy, he says, "My Lord is generous towards me."

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ

But if He tests him through reduction in provisions, he says, "My Lord is humiliating me!"

كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

Wrong! It is you who brought it on yourselves by not regarding the orphan.

وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

And not advocating charity towards the poor.

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

And consuming the inheritance of helpless orphans.

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

And loving the money too much.

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا

Indeed, when the earth is crushed, utterly crushed.

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

And your Lord comes, together with the angels in row after row.

وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ

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.

يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى

He will say, "Oh, I wish I prepared for my (eternal) life."

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

On that day, no retribution could be worse than His retribution.

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ

And no confinement is as effective as His confinement.

يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

As for you, O content soul.

ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

Return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing.

فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى

Welcome into My servants.

وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى

Welcome into My Paradise.