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English - Chapter 89 - Al-Fajr

Translation by Aisha Bewley — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:1

Verse 2 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:2

Verse 3 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:3

and the even and odd

Verse 4 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:4

and the night when it travels on

Verse 5 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:5

is there not in that an oath for the intelligent

Verse 6 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:6

Do you not see what your Lord did with ´Ad —

Verse 7 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:7

Verse 8 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:8

whose like was not created in any land —

Verse 9 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:9

and Thamud who carved out rocks in the valley-side

Verse 10 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:10

and Pharaoh of the Stakes

Verse 11 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:11

all of whom were tyrants in their lands

Verse 12 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:12

and caused much corruption in them

Verse 13 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:13

So your Lord unleashed on them a scourging punishment

Verse 14 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:14

your Lord is always lying in wait

Verse 15 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:15

As for man, when his Lord tests him by honouring him and favouring him, he says, ´My Lord has honoured me!´

Verse 16 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:16

But then when He tests him by restricting his provision, he says, ´My Lord has humiliated me!´

Verse 17 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:17

No indeed! You do not honour orphans

Verse 18 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:18

nor do you urge the feeding of the poor

Verse 19 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:19

you devour inheritance with voracious appetites

Verse 20 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:20

and you have an insatiable love of wealth

Verse 21 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:21

No indeed! When the earth is crushed and ground to dust

Verse 22 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:22

and your Lord arrives with the angels rank upon rank

Verse 23 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:23

and that Day Hell is produced, that Day man will remember; but how will the remembrance help him

Verse 24 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:24

He will say, ´Oh! If only I had prepared in advance for this life of mine!´

Verse 25 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:25

That Day no one will punish as He punishes

Verse 26 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:26

and no one will shackle as He shackles

Verse 27 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:27

´O self at rest and at peace

Verse 28 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:28

return to your Lord, well-pleasing and well-pleased

Verse 29 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:29

Enter among My slaves

Verse 30 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:30