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English - Chapter 89 - Al-Fajr

Translation by Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall — 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 the Odd

Verse 4 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:4

And the night when it departeth

Verse 5 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:5

There surely is an oath for thinking man

Verse 6 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:6

Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad

Verse 7 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:7

With many-columned Iram

Verse 8 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:8

The like of which was not created in the lands

Verse 9 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:9

And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley

Verse 10 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:10

And with Pharaoh, firm of might

Verse 11 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:11

Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands

Verse 12 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:12

And multiplied iniquity therein

Verse 13 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:13

Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment

Verse 14 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:14

Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful

Verse 15 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:15

As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me

Verse 16 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:16

But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me

Verse 17 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:17

Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan

Verse 18 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:18

And urge not on the feeding of the poor

Verse 19 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:19

And ye devour heritages with devouring greed

Verse 20 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:20

And love wealth with abounding love

Verse 21 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:21

Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding

Verse 22 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:22

And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank

Verse 23 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:23

And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)

Verse 24 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:24

He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life

Verse 25 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:25

None punisheth as He will punish on that day

Verse 26 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:26

None bindeth as He then will bind

Verse 27 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:27

But ah! thou soul at peace

Verse 28 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:28

Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure

Verse 29 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:29

Enter thou among My bondmen

Verse 30 — Surah Al-Fajr 89:30

Enter thou My Garden