Surah Fajr
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By the daybreak [89:1]
and ten nights [89:2]
and the even and the odd [89:3]
and the night when it passes: [89:4]
is there an oath in that for those with understanding? [89:5]
Haven’t you seen how your Lord treated the Ad, [89:6]
of the pillared city Iram, [89:7]
the like of which was never made in any land; [89:8]
and the Thamud, who hollowed rock in the valley; [89:9]
and Pharaoh, Lord of the Stakes; [89:10]
the ones who were tyrannical in the lands [89:11]
and multiplied corruption therein, [89:12]
so your Lord poured a medley of punishment upon them; [89:13]
for your Lord is on the lookout. [89:14]
And as for man, whenever his Lord tests him by honoring him and pampering him, he says, “My Lord has honored me!” [89:15]
And when his Lord tests him by restricting his provision, he says, “My Lord has insulted me!” [89:16]
It’s not that, but you are not generous to the orphan [89:17]
and don’t encourage each other to feed the poor, [89:18]
and you consume inheritance with all-consuming voracity [89:19]
and you love wealth with concentrated love. [89:20]
Oh, no! When the earth is flattened, demolished and devastated, [89:21]
and your Lord and the angels come, row after row, [89:22]
and hell is brought forth that day, on that day man will take counsel, but how will advice avail him? [89:23]
He will say, “Oh, would that I had prepared for my life!” [89:24]
For no one can inflict the divine punishment that day, [89:25]
and no one can bind the divine bond that day. [89:26]
“O tranquil soul, [89:27]
“return to your Lord, pleased and accepted: [89:28]
“Enter the company of My servants; [89:29]
“enter into My garden” [89:30]