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English - Chapter 89 - Al-Fajr

Translation by A. J. Arberry — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:1

Verse 2 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:2

Verse 3 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:3

by the even and the odd

Verse 4 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:4

by the night when it journeys on

Verse 5 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:5

Is there in that an oath for a mindful man

Verse 6 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:6

Hast thou not seen how thy Lord did with Ad

Verse 7 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:7

Verse 8 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:8

the like of which was never created in the land

Verse 9 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:9

and Thamood, who hollowed the rocks in the valley

Verse 10 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:10

and Pharaoh, he of the tent-pegs

Verse 11 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:11

who all were insolent in the land

Verse 12 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:12

and worked much corruption therein

Verse 13 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:13

Thy Lord unloosed on them a scourge of chastisement

Verse 14 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:14

surely thy Lord is ever on the watch

Verse 15 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:15

As for man, whenever his Lord tries him, and honours him, and blesses him, then he says, 'My Lord has honoured me

Verse 16 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:16

But when he tries him and stints for him his provision, then he says, 'My Lord has despised me

Verse 17 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:17

No indeed; but you honour not the orphan

Verse 18 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:18

and you urge not the feeding of the needy

Verse 19 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:19

and you devour the inheritance greedily

Verse 20 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:20

and you love wealth with an ardent love

Verse 21 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:21

No indeed! When the earth is ground to powder

Verse 22 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:22

and thy Lord comes, and the angels rank on rank

Verse 23 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:23

and Gehenna is brought out, upon that day man will remember; and how shall the Reminder be for him

Verse 24 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:24

He shall say, 'O would that I had forwarded for my life

Verse 25 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:25

Upon that day none shall chastise as He chastises

Verse 26 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:26

none shall bind as He binds

Verse 27 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:27

Verse 28 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:28

return unto thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing

Verse 29 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:29

Enter thou among My servants

Verse 30 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:30

Enter thou My Paradise