89. Al-Fajr سُورَةُ الفَجۡرِ
Yusuf AliBy the break of Day
Saheeh InternationalBy the dawn
Yusuf AliBy the Nights twice five
Saheeh InternationalAnd [by] ten nights
Yusuf AliBy the even and odd (contrasted)
Saheeh InternationalAnd [by] the even [number] and the odd
Yusuf AliAnd by the Night when it passeth away
Saheeh InternationalAnd [by] the night when it passes
Yusuf AliIs there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand
Saheeh InternationalIs there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception
Yusuf AliSeest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people)
Saheeh InternationalHave you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad
Yusuf AliOf the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars
Saheeh International[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars
Yusuf AliThe like of which were not produced in (all) the land
Saheeh InternationalThe likes of whom had never been created in the land
Yusuf AliAnd with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley
Saheeh InternationalAnd [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley
Yusuf AliAnd with Pharaoh, lord of stakes
Saheeh InternationalAnd [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes
Yusuf Ali(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands
Saheeh International[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Yusuf AliAnd heaped therein mischief (on mischief)
Saheeh InternationalAnd increased therein the corruption
Yusuf AliTherefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements
Saheeh InternationalSo your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment
Yusuf AliFor thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, your Lord is in observation
Yusuf AliNow, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me
Saheeh InternationalAnd as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me
Yusuf AliBut when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me
Saheeh InternationalBut when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me
Yusuf AliNay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans
Saheeh InternationalNo! But you do not honor the orphan
Yusuf AliNor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor
Saheeh InternationalAnd you do not encourage one another to feed the poor
Yusuf AliAnd ye devour inheritance - all with greed
Saheeh InternationalAnd you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether
Yusuf AliAnd ye love wealth with inordinate love
Saheeh InternationalAnd you love wealth with immense love
Yusuf AliNay! When the earth is pounded to powder
Saheeh InternationalNo! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed
Yusuf AliAnd thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank
Saheeh InternationalAnd your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank
Yusuf AliAnd Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him
Saheeh InternationalAnd brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance
Yusuf AliHe will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life
Saheeh InternationalHe will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life
Yusuf AliFor, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict
Saheeh InternationalSo on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment
Yusuf AliAnd His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind
Saheeh InternationalAnd none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers]
Yusuf Ali(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction
Saheeh International[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul
Yusuf AliCome back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him
Saheeh InternationalReturn to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him]
Yusuf AliEnter thou, then, among My devotees
Saheeh InternationalAnd enter among My [righteous] servants
Yusuf AliYea, enter thou My Heaven
Saheeh InternationalAnd enter My Paradise