Al-Quran Surah 89. Al-Fajr - Mustafa Khattab Translation | Alim-Islamic Software For Quran And Hadith

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		In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
Admonition for social welfare through the examples of prior nations	1	By the dawn,1
2	and the ten nights,1
3	and the even and the odd,
4	and the night when it passes!
5	Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?
6	Did you not see how your Lord dealt with ’Ȃd—
7	˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature,
8	unmatched in any other land;
9	and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;
10	and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?1
11	They all transgressed throughout the land,
12	spreading much corruption there.
13	So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.1
14	˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.
What should be avoided to do real social welfare	15	Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”
16	But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”
17	Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,
18	nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.
19	And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,1
20	and love wealth fervently.
Day of judgement will be too late to heed the admonition and Allah's address to the believers	21	Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,
22	and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with angels, rank upon rank,
23	and Hell is brought forth on that Day—this is when every ˹disbelieving˺ person will remember ˹their own sins˺. But what is the use of remembering then?
24	They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”
25	On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,
26	and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.1
27	˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!
28	Return to your Lord, well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.
29	So join My servants,
30	and enter My Paradise.”

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

Admonition for social welfare through the examples of prior nations

By the dawn,1

and the ten nights,1

and the even and the odd,

and the night when it passes!

Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?

Did you not see how your Lord dealt with ’Ȃd—

˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature,

unmatched in any other land;

and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;

and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?1

They all transgressed throughout the land,

spreading much corruption there.

So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.1

˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.

What should be avoided to do real social welfare

Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”

But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”

Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,

nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,1

and love wealth fervently.

Day of judgement will be too late to heed the admonition and Allah's address to the believers

Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,

and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with angels, rank upon rank,

and Hell is brought forth on that Day—this is when every ˹disbelieving˺ person will remember ˹their own sins˺. But what is the use of remembering then?

They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”

On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,

and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.1

˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!

Return to your Lord, well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.

So join My servants,

and enter My Paradise.”

Ayah_translation Comments

	Quran Code
Note - 30077 Like many sûrahs, this one begins with an oath from Allah. He has the right to swear by any object of His creation (i.e., the sun, the moon, the stars, the dawn, or the angels). As for us, we are only allowed to swear by Allah alone.	MKT	Note - 30077 Like many sûrahs, this one begins with an oath from Allah. He has the right to swear by any object of His creation (i.e., the sun, the moon, the stars, the dawn, or the angels). As for us, we are only allowed to swear by Allah alone.
Note - 30078 This refers to the first ten days of the month of Ⱬul-Ḥijjah, in which the rituals of pilgrimage are performed.	MKT	Note - 30078 This refers to the first ten days of the month of Ⱬul-Ḥijjah, in which the rituals of pilgrimage are performed.
Note - 30079 i.e., pyramids and obelisks.	MKT	Note - 30079 i.e., pyramids and obelisks.
Note - 30080 lit., so your Lord poured on them a whip of punishment.	MKT	Note - 30080 lit., so your Lord poured on them a whip of punishment.
Note - 30081 They take over the inheritance of orphans and women.	MKT	Note - 30081 They take over the inheritance of orphans and women.
Note - 30082 Another possible translation: “None has ever punished the way He will punish on that Day, nor has anyone bound the way He will bind.”	MKT	Note - 30082 Another possible translation: “None has ever punished the way He will punish on that Day, nor has anyone bound the way He will bind.”

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30077

Like many sûrahs, this one begins with an oath from Allah. He has the right to swear by any object of His creation (i.e., the sun, the moon, the stars, the dawn, or the angels). As for us, we are only allowed to swear by Allah alone.

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30078

This refers to the first ten days of the month of Ⱬul-Ḥijjah, in which the rituals of pilgrimage are performed.

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30079

i.e., pyramids and obelisks.

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30080

lit., so your Lord poured on them a whip of punishment.

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30081

They take over the inheritance of orphans and women.

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30082

Another possible translation: “None has ever punished the way He will punish on that Day, nor has anyone bound the way He will bind.”

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