89. Al-Fajr

وَٱلْفَجْرِBy the dawn﴿١﴾

By the dawn

وَلَيَالٍAnd the nightsعَشْرٍten﴿٢﴾

And [by] ten nights

وَٱلشَّفْعِAnd the evenوَٱلْوَتْرِand the odd﴿٣﴾

And [by] the even [number] and the odd

وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the nightإِذَاwhenيَسْرِit passes﴿٤﴾

And [by] the night when it passes

هَلْIsفِىinذَٰلِكَthatقَسَمٌ(not) an oathلِّذِىfor thoseحِجْرٍwho understand﴿٥﴾

Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception

أَلَمْDid notتَرَyou seeكَيْفَhowفَعَلَdealtرَبُّكَyour Lordبِعَادٍwith Aad﴿٦﴾

Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with 'Aad

إِرَمَIramذَاتِpossessors (of)ٱلْعِمَادِlofty pillars﴿٧﴾

[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars

ٱلَّتِىWhichلَمْnotيُخْلَقْhad been createdمِثْلُهَاlike themفِىinٱلْبِلَٰدِthe cities﴿٨﴾

The likes of whom had never been created in the land

وَثَمُودَAnd Thamudٱلَّذِينَwhoجَابُوا۟carved outٱلصَّخْرَthe rocksبِٱلْوَادِin the valley﴿٩﴾

And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley

وَفِرْعَوْنَAnd Firaunذِىowner ofٱلْأَوْتَادِstakes﴿١٠﴾

And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes

ٱلَّذِينَWhoطَغَوْا۟transgressedفِىinٱلْبِلَٰدِthe lands﴿١١﴾

[All of] whom oppressed within the lands

فَأَكْثَرُوا۟And (made) muchفِيهَاthereinٱلْفَسَادَcorruption﴿١٢﴾

And increased therein the corruption

فَصَبَّSo pouredعَلَيْهِمْon themرَبُّكَyour Lordسَوْطَscourgeعَذَابٍ(of) punishment﴿١٣﴾

So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment

إِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordلَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ(is) surely Ever Watchful﴿١٤﴾

Indeed, your Lord is in observation

فَأَمَّاAnd as forٱلْإِنسَٰنُmanإِذَاwhenمَاdoesٱبْتَلَىٰهُtry himرَبُّهُۥhis Lordفَأَكْرَمَهُۥand is generous to himوَنَعَّمَهُۥand favors himفَيَقُولُhe saysرَبِّىٓMy Lordأَكْرَمَنِhas honored me﴿١٥﴾

And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me

وَأَمَّآButإِذَاwhenمَاdoesٱبْتَلَىٰهُHe try himفَقَدَرَand restrictsعَلَيْهِfor himرِزْقَهُۥhis provisionفَيَقُولُthen he saysرَبِّىٓMy Lordأَهَٰنَنِ(has) humiliated me﴿١٦﴾

But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me

كَلَّاNayبَلButلَّاnotتُكْرِمُونَyou honorٱلْيَتِيمَthe orphan﴿١٧﴾

No! But you do not honor the orphan

وَلَاAnd notتَحَٰٓضُّونَyou feel the urgeعَلَىٰtoطَعَامِfeedٱلْمِسْكِينِthe poor﴿١٨﴾

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor

وَتَأْكُلُونَAnd you consumeٱلتُّرَاثَthe inheritanceأَكْلًاdevouringلَّمًّاaltogether﴿١٩﴾

And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether

وَتُحِبُّونَAnd you loveٱلْمَالَwealthحُبًّا(with) loveجَمًّاimmense﴿٢٠﴾

And you love wealth with immense love