بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلْفَجْرِ
Wal-Fajr
By the dawn,
وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍۢ
Wa layaalin 'ashr
and the ten nights,
وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
Wash shaf'i wal watr
and the even and the odd,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
Wallaili izaa yasr
and by the night when it departs.
هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌۭ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
Hal fee zaalika qasamul lizee hijr
Is there in this an oath for one endowed with understanding?
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi'aad
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
Iramaa zaatil 'imaad
of Iram, known for their lofty columns,
ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Allatee lam yukhlaq misluhaa fil bilaad
the like of whom no nation was ever created in the lands of the world?
وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
Wa samoodal lazeena jaabus sakhra bil waad
And how did He deal with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley?
وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
Wa fir'awna zil awtaad
And with Pharaoh of the tent pegs
ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ
Allazeena taghaw fil bilaad
who transgressed in the countries of the world
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
Fa aksaroo feehal fasaad
spreading in them much corruption?
فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
Fasabba 'alaihim Rabbuka sawta 'azaab
Then their Lord unloosed upon them the lash of chastisement.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
Inna Rabbaka labil mirsaad
Truly your Lord is ever watchful.
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
Fa ammal insaanu izaa mab talaahu Rabbuhoo fa akramahoo wa na' 'amahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee akraman
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 ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَٰنَنِ
Wa ammaaa izaa mabtalaahu faqadara 'alaihi rizqahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee ahaanan
But when He tests him by straitening his sustenance, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me.”
كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
Kalla bal laa tukrimooo nal yateem
But no; you do not treat the orphan honourably,
وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Wa laa tahaaaddoona 'alaata'aamil miskeen
and do not urge one another to feed the poor,
وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا
Wa taakuloonat turaasa aklal lammaa
and greedily devour the entire inheritance,
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا
Wa tuhibboonal maala hubban jammaa
and love the riches, loving them ardently.
كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا
Kallaaa izaaa dukkatil ardu dakkan dakka
But no; when the earth is ground to powder,
وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّۭا صَفًّۭا
Wa jaaa'a Rabbuka wal malaku saffan saffaa
and when your Lord appears with rows upon rows of angels,
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
Wa jeee'a yawma'izim bi jahannnam; Yawma 'iziny yatazakkarul insaanu wa annaa lahuz zikraa
and when Hell is brought near that Day. On that Day will man understand, but of what avail will that understanding be?
يَقُولُ يَٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
Yaqoolu yaa laitanee qaddamtu lihayaatee
He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!”
فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ
Fa Yawma izil laa yu'azzibu 'azaabahooo ahad
Then on that Day Allah will chastise as none other can chastise;
وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌۭ
Wa laa yoosiqu wasaaqa hooo ahad
and Allah will bind as none other can bind.
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
Yaaa ayyatuhan nafsul mutma 'innah
(On the other hand it will be said): “O serene soul!
ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةًۭ مَّرْضِيَّةًۭ
Irji'eee ilaa Rabbiki raadiyatam mardiyyah
Return to your Lord well-pleased (with your blissful destination), well-pleasing (to your Lord).
فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَٰدِى
Fadkhulee fee 'ibaadee
So enter among My (righteous) servants
وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
Wadkhulee jannatee
and enter My Paradise.”
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