The Holy Qur'an (Maulana Muhammad Ali)/89. The Daybreak

89. The Daybreak (Al-Fajr)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

By the daybreak! 

And the ten nights! 

And the even and the odd! 

And the night when it departs! 

Truly in this is an oath for men of understanding. 

Hast thou not considered how thy Lord dealt with 'Ad, 

(Of) Iram, having lofty buildings, 

The like of which were not created in the land; 

<section begin="89:9"/>And (with) Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley; <section end="89:9"/>

<section begin="89:10"/>And (with) Pharaoh, the lord of hosts, <section end="89:10"/>

<section begin="89:11"/>Who exceeded limits in the cities, <section end="89:11"/>

<section begin="89:12"/>And made great mischief there-in? <section end="89:12"/>

<section begin="89:13"/>So thy Lord poured on them a portion of chastisement. <section end="89:13"/>

<section begin="89:14"/>Surely thy Lord is Watchful; <section end="89:14"/>

<section begin="89:15"/>As for man, when his Lord tries him, then gives him honour and favours him, he says: My Lord honours me. <section end="89:15"/>

<section begin="89:16"/>But when He tries him, then straitens to him his subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me. <section end="89:16"/>

<section begin="89:17"/>Nay, but you honour not the orphan, <section end="89:17"/>

<section begin="89:18"/>Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor, <section end="89:18"/>

<section begin="89:19"/>And you devour heritage, devouring all, <section end="89:19"/>

<section begin="89:20"/>And you love wealth with exceeding love. <section end="89:20"/>

<section begin="89:21"/>Nay, when the earth is made to crumble to pieces, <section end="89:21"/>

<section begin="89:22"/>And thy Lord comes with the angels, ranks on ranks; <section end="89:22"/>

<section begin="89:23"/>And hell is made to appear that day. On that day man will be mindful, and of what use will being mindful be then? <section end="89:23"/>

<section begin="89:24"/>He will say: O would that I had sent before for (this) my life! <section end="89:24"/>

<section begin="89:25"/>But none can punish as He will punish on that day. <section end="89:25"/>

<section begin="89:26"/>And none can bind as He will bind on that day. <section end="89:26"/>

<section begin="89:27"/>O soul that art at rest, <section end="89:27"/>

<section begin="89:28"/>Return to thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing, <section end="89:28"/>

<section begin="89:29"/>So enter among My servants, <section end="89:29"/>

<section begin="89:30"/>And enter My Garden! <section end="89:30"/>