Al-Fajr

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1 By the dawn, وَالْفَجْرِ
2 and the ten nights, وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
3 and the even and the odd, وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ
4 and by the night when it departs. وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
5 Is there in this an oath for one endowed with understanding? هَلْ فِي ذَلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ
6 Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
7 of Iram, known for their lofty columns, إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ
8 the like of whom no nation was ever created in the lands of the world? الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ
9 And how did He deal with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley? وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ
10 And with Pharaoh of the tent pegs وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ
11 who transgressed in the countries of the world الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ
12 spreading in them much corruption? فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ
13 Then their Lord unloosed upon them the lash of chastisement. فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
14 Truly your Lord is ever watchful. إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ
15 As for man, when his Lord tests him by exalting him and bestowing His bounties upon him, he says: “My Lord has exalted me.” فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
16 But when He tests him by straitening his sustenance, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me.” وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
17 But no; you do not treat the orphan honourably, كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
18 and do not urge one another to feed the poor, وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَى طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
19 and greedily devour the entire inheritance, وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
20 and love the riches, loving them ardently. وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
21 But no; when the earth is ground to powder, كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
22 and when your Lord appears with rows upon rows of angels, وَجَاء رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
23 and when Hell is brought near that Day. On that Day will man understand, but of what avail will that understanding be? وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّى لَهُ الذِّكْرَى
24 He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!” يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي
25 Then on that Day Allah will chastise as none other can chastise; فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ
26 and Allah will bind as none other can bind. وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ
27 (On the other hand it will be said): “O serene soul! يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
28 Return to your Lord well-pleased (with your blissful destination), well-pleasing (to your Lord). ارْجِعِي إِلَى رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
29 So enter among My (righteous) servants فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي
30 and enter My Paradise.” وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي
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