English - Chapter 89 - Al-Fajr

And (by) the dawn

And (by) the ten nights, (Commonly understood to be the First ten night of the pilgrimage)

And (by) the Even and the Odd

And (by) the night when it departs, (Or: sets forth passing away)

Is there in that an oath for a sensible person? (Literally: person owning sense)

Have you not seen how your Lord has done with Aad

Iram comprising the columns, (i.e., It is the city of Aad, who were stalwart and huge buildings)

And (with) Tham?d? who carved out the rocks in the valley

And (with) Firaawn, (Pharaoh) owning the bulwarks? (Or: stakes)

(They) who tyrannized in the lands

So they worked much corruption therein

Then your Lord poured on them the scourge of torment

Surely your Lord is indeed Ever-Observing

Then, as for man, just when his Lord tries him, so He honors him, and showers His favors on him, then he says, "My Lord has honored me

And just when He tries him, so He determines for him the right estimate of his provision, then he says, "My Lord has degraded me

Not at all! No indeed, (but) you do not honor the orphan

And you do not urge one another on (offering) food to the indigent

And you eat the heritage with indiscriminate eating

And you love wealth with an ardent love

Not at all, When the earth is pounded (into powder), pounding, pounding

And your Lord comes, and the Angels rank on rank

And Hell is made to come (face to face) upon that Day, man will remember, upon that Day, and however will the Reminding (avail) him

He will say, "Oh would that I had forwarded some good for my (future) life

So, upon that Day none will torment as He torments, (Literally: "as" His tormenting)

And none will bind (as) His binding

O you self (that is) composed

Return to your Lord satisfied with Supreme Satisfaction

So enter among My bondmen

And enter My Garden