| | T.B.Irving rendition of Surah The Dawn, Daybreak(al-Fajr)
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| 89:1 | | By the Daybreak |
| 89:2 | | and ten nights |
| 89:3 | | and the even and the odd, |
| 89:4 | | and night as it journeys on, |
| 89:5 | | does that not contain an oath for someone who is mindful? |
| 89:6 | | Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad, |
| 89:7 | | [the people of] Iram, possessing columns |
| 89:8 | | whose like had never been created in the land? |
| 89:9 | | And Thamud who carved rock out of the valley; |
| 89:10 | | and Pharaoh wielding kingpins |
| 89:11 | | who were (all) so arrogant in the land |
| 89:12 | | and increased corruption there? |
| 89:13 | | Your Lord unleashed the scourge of torment on them. |
| 89:14 | | Your Lord is ever on the lookout! |
| 89:15 | | Yet everyman says, whenever his Lord tests him by honoring and favoring him: "My Lord has honored me!"; |
| 89:16 | | while whenever He tests him by rationing His sustenance for him, he says: "My Lord has disgraced me." |
| 89:17 | | Rather you are not generous with the orphan |
| 89:18 | | nor do you promote feeding the needy, |
| 89:19 | | and greedily use up anything you inherit. |
| 89:20 | | You love money till it´s brimming over! |
| 89:21 | | Indeed when the earth has been completely flattened out |
| 89:22 | | and your Lord comes with the angels, row upon row, |
| 89:23 | | and brings up Hell on that day; on that day everyman will remember, as if remembrance even matters to him! |
| 89:24 | | He will say: "It´s too bad for me! What did I send on ahead during my lifetime?" |
| 89:25 | | On that day, no one will torment [anyone] with torment like His, |
| 89:26 | | and no one will hold to any agreement as he will hold to His! |
| 89:27 | | O Tranquil soul, |
| 89:28 | | return to your Lord well pleased and pleasing [Him]! |
| 89:29 | | Enter among My servants, |
| 89:30 | | and. enter My garden. |
