English - Chapter 89 - Al-Fajr

By the dawn

and the ten nights

and the even and the odd

and by the night when it comes

are these oaths not sufficient for those who have sense

Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ‘Ād

of Iram, who were people of great stature

the like of whom had never been created in the land

and Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the Valley

and the mighty and powerful Pharaoh

All of them transgressed in the land

and spread therein much corruption

so your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment

Indeed, your Lord is ever vigilant

As for man, when he is tested by his Lord by honoring him and bestowing blessings upon him, he says, “My Lord has [deservedly] honored me!”

But when he is tested by restricting his provision, he says, “My Lord has [undeservedly] humiliated me!”

No indeed! You are not kind to the orphan

nor do you urge one another to feed the needy

and you greedily consume the entire inheritance

and love wealth immensely

No indeed! When the earth is crushed over and over

and your Lord comes with the angels, rank after rank

and Hell is brought near on that Day – this is when man will understand, but what is the use of that understanding

He will say, “Would that I had sent forth something for my [eternal] life!”

None can punish as He punishes on that Day

and none can bind as He binds

[It will be said to the believer,] “O the tranquil soul

Return to your Lord, well pleased and pleasing [to Him]

Join My [righteous] slaves

and enter My Paradise.”