Al-Fajr

1. 89:1

   وَالْفَجْرِ۝١

   By the Dawn

2. 89:2

   وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ۝٢

   And ten nights,

3. 89:3

   وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ۝٣

   And the Even and the Odd,

4. 89:4

   وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ۝٤

   And the night when it departeth,

5. 89:5

   هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِذِي حِجْرٍ۝٥

   There surely is an oath for thinking man.

6. 89:6

   أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ۝٦

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

7. 89:7

   إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ۝٧

   With many-columned Iram,

8. 89:8

   الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ۝٨

   The like of which was not created in the lands;

9. 89:9

   وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ۝٩

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

10. 89:10

    وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ۝١٠

    And with Pharaoh, firm of might,

11. 89:11

    الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ۝١١

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

12. 89:12

    فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ۝١٢

    And multiplied iniquity therein?

13. 89:13

    فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ۝١٣

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

14. 89:14

    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ۝١٤

    Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.

15. 89:15

    فَأَمَّا الْإِنْسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ۝١٥

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

16. 89:16

    وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ۝١٦

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

17. 89:17

    كَلَّا ۖ بَلْ لَا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ۝١٧

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

18. 89:18

    وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ۝١٨

    And urge not on the feeding of the poor.

19. 89:19

    وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَمًّا۝١٩

    And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.

20. 89:20

    وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا۝٢٠

    And love wealth with abounding love.

21. 89:21

    كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا۝٢١

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

22. 89:22

    وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا۝٢٢

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

23. 89:23

    وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنْسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ۝٢٣

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

24. 89:24

    يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي۝٢٤

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

25. 89:25

    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ۝٢٥

    None punisheth as He will punish on that day!

26. 89:26

    وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ۝٢٦

    None bindeth as He then will bind.

27. 89:27

    يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ۝٢٧

    But ah! thou soul at peace!

28. 89:28

    ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَرْضِيَّةً۝٢٨

    Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!

29. 89:29

    فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي۝٢٩

    Enter thou among My bondmen!

30. 89:30

    وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي۝٣٠

    Enter thou My Garden!

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.