al-Fajr (The Dawn, Daybreak) at IslamAwakened.com

89:1 By the dawn and its mystery and what it entails of religious rites

89:2 By the ten highly esteemed sacred nights

89:3 And by the contrasted yet related, the even and the odd

89:4 And by the night when it flows along its way, then it softly moves away

89:5 Is there not enough assertion in these corroboratory facts for those who ponder

89:6 Did you not see how Allah, Your Creator, dealt with the people of ‘Ad, the Adites; (said to be fifth generation of descendants of Noah

89:7 And with their city of Iram with its lofty and strong architectural pillars imposing, by reason of beauty coupled with magnitude that was indeed grand

89:8 The like of which was never created in the land

89:9 And how He dealt with the people of Thamud, who hewed out of the huge rocks in the valley outstanding buildings

89:10 And how He dealt with Pharaoh who impaled people on the stakes

89:11 All of whom practiced tyrannies in the land

89:12 They encouraged mischief therein and promoted an age of discord

89:13 In consequence did Allah, your Creator, requite them with. painful misfortunes which together with their principles and practice well accord

89:14 Allah your Creator is ever vigilant, He pays off the equivalent

89:15 When Allah tests man by crediting him with plenty, he immodestly says: "Allah, my Creator, has ministered to my necessities and honoured me with gratification

89:16 And when He tests him by restricting his means, he despairingly says: "Allah, my Creator, has disregarded me and reduced me to humiliation"

89:17 No, but you do not take good care of the orphan to make him feel comfortable and secure

89:18 Nor do you encourage benevolence to the indigent who is really poor

89:19 You eat greedily all you can get of the inheritance

89:20 And you love to hoard wealth inordinately

89:21 No, but indeed when the earth will be severely pounded

89:22 And there come Allah, your Creator, with His angels ranked in row after row

89:23 And then Hell is brought face to face, and there is no escape from the encounter with the infernal hiss and crackle of the flame. Now man remembers his deeds, but how late it is to hope for a better fate

89:24 He will wish he had done better in life than what he used to perpetrate

89:25 But then no one requites for sins the way Allah does

89:26 Nor does anyone bind in captivity the way Allah makes fast with bonds

89:27 "O you, the untroubled soul"

89:28 "Return to Allah, your Creator, pleased and blessed"

89:29 "Join My devotees"

89:30 "And take up your abode in My Paradise"