1

وَاَلۡفَجۡرِ

(I swear by) the dawn

2

وَلَيَالٍ عَشۡرࣲ‏

The ten nights (of the month of ´Hajj´)

3

وَاَلشَّفۡعِ وَاَلۡوَتۡرِ

Even and odd (numbers)

4

وَاَلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِۦ

And the night as it passes

5

هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمࣱ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ

Is there a (more solemn) vow for the sensible ones

6

أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Are you not aware of what your Lord did to the (people of) ´Aads´

7

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ اِ۬لۡعِمَادِ

Those well known for the high pillars (of their architecture)

8

اِ۬لَّتِي لَمۡ يُخۡلَقۡ مِثۡلُهَا فِي اِ۬لۡبِلَٰدِ

Such that the likes of them had never been raised in other cities

9

وَثَمُودَ اَ۬لَّذِينَ جَابُواْ اُ۬لصَّخۡرَ بِالۡوَادِ

And (how He dealt) with the people of ´Samood´, who hollowed out huge rocks (and built palaces) in the valley

10

وَفِرۡعَوۡنَ ذِي اِ۬لۡأَوۡتَادِ

And with the pharaoh wielding the kingdom

11

اِ۬لَّذِينَ طَغَوۡاْ فِي اِ۬لۡبِلَٰدِ

Those who transgressed and crossed all bounds in the lands

12

فَأَكۡثَرُواْ فِيهَا اَ۬لۡفَسَادَ

And vastly increased mischief and corruption in the land

13

فَصَبَّ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّكَ سَوۡطَ عَذَابٍ

So your Lord unleashed upon them the scourge of suffering

14

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالۡمِرۡصَادِ

Indeed, your Lord is ever so vigilant

15

فَأَمَّا اَ۬لۡإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا اَ۪بۡتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيَ أَكۡرَمَنِۦ

Such is man! When his Lord puts him through a test by granting him honor and a life of ease, he says, "My Lord has honored me

16

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا اَ۪بۡتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيۡهِ رِزۡقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّيَ أَهَٰنَنِۦ

And when He tests him by restricting his means of livelihood, he says, "My Lord has disgraced me

17

كَلَّاۖ بَل لَّا يُكۡرِمُونَ اَ۬لۡيَتِيمَ

Not at all! In fact, you do not treat the orphans kindly

18

وَلَا يَحُضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ اِ۬لۡمِسۡكِينِ

Nor do you encourage each other to feed the poor

19

وَيَأۡكُلُونَ اَ۬لتُّرَاثَ أَكۡلࣰ ا لَّمࣰّ ا

Greedily, you (misappropriate and) devour the inheritance (of the weak, the widows and the orphans)

20

وَيُحِبُّونَ اَ۬لۡمَالَ حُبࣰّ ا جَمࣰّ ا

You love wealth with all your heart

21

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ اِ۬لۡأَرۡضُ دَكࣰّ ا دَكࣰّ ا

No, of course not! (On the day) when the earth is pounded repeatedly and crushed

22

وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَاَلۡمَلَكُ صَفࣰّ ا صَفࣰّ ا

And your Lord (Himself) comes down, along with His angels ranked in rows

23

وَجِاْيٓءَ يَوۡمَئِذِۢ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوۡمَئِذࣲ يَتَذَكَّرُ اُ۬لۡإِنسَٰنُ وَأَنّٜ يٰ لَهُ اُ۬لذِّكۡر۪يٰ

And (the day) the hell is brought (in view), is the day when man shall remember clearly. But rememberance then will be of no avail

24

يَقُولُ يَٰلَيۡتَنِي قَدَّمۡتُ لِحَيَاتِي

Man will say, "Alas! If only I had sent ahead of me (the good deeds) for this life of mine

25

فَيَوۡمَئِذࣲ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ‏

No one can punish (as severely) as He will, that day

26

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدࣱ‏

No one can tie up and bind as (securely as) He will (that day)

27

يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا اَ۬لنَّفۡسُ اُ۬لۡمُطۡمَئِنَّةُ

(The righteous would be told), "Oh you, the tranquil peaceful soul

28

اُ۪رۡجِعِيٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةࣰ مَّرۡضِيَّةࣰ‏

Return to your Lord contented and happy, having won His pleasure

29

فَاَدۡخُلِي فِي عِبَٰدِي

Join My (honored) servants

30

وَاَدۡخُلِي جَنَّتِي

And enter My (idyllic blissful) paradise