English - Chapter 89 - Al-Fajr

By the dawn

By the ten nights

By the even and odd

And by the night when it passes away

Is there not in these an oath for those who understand

Do you not see how your Lord dealt with the ‘Ad

Of Iram, with lofty pillars

The like of which were not produced in all the land

And with the Thamud, who carved out rocks in the valley

And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes

All of these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands

And spread corruption therein

Therefore your Lord poured on them a scourge of diverse chastisements

Now, as for humanity, when their Lord tries them, giving them honor and gifts, they then say, “My Lord has honored me.”

But when He tries them, restricting subsistence from them, he says then, “My Lord has humiliated me.”

But no, you do not honor the orphans

Nor do you encourage one another to feed the poor

And you devour inheritance, all with greed

And you love wealth with inordinate love

No, when the earth is pounded to powder

And your Lord comes, and His angels, rank upon rank

And hell, that day, is brought forth, on that day will the human being remember, but how will that remembrance profit him

He will say, “I wish that I had invested in my life.”

For that day, their chastisement will be such as none else can inflict

And His bonds will be such as none other can bind

To the righteous soul it will be said, “O you soul in complete rest and satisfaction

“Come back to your Lord, well pleased, and well-pleasing

“Enter then among My devotees

“Yes, enter My paradise