89. Al-Fajr

1 By the Dawn

2 And ten nights

3 And the Even and the Odd

4 And the night when it departeth

5 There surely is an oath for thinking man

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

7 With many-columned Iram

8 The like of which was not created in the lands

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

10 And with Pharaoh, firm of might

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

12 And multiplied iniquity therein

13 Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment

14 Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful

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

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

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

18 And urge not on the feeding of the poor

19 And ye devour heritages with devouring greed

20 And love wealth with abounding love

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

22 And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank

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

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

25 None punisheth as He will punish on that day

26 None bindeth as He then will bind

27 But ah! thou soul at peace

28 Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure

29 Enter thou among My bondmen

30 Enter thou My Garden