Al-Fajr

By the dawn

and the ten nights

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?

They all transgressed throughout the land

spreading much corruption there.

So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.

˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.

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

and love wealth fervently.

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.

˹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.”