Dawn (Al-Fajr)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
By the dawn, 1 And by oath of ten nights. 2 by the odd and even (8th and 9th Dhil-hajj) 3 And the night when it departs. 4 Is this not a sufficient oath for intelligent people? 5 (Muhammad), consider how your Lord dealt with the tribe of Ad, 6 of the columned (city) of Iram, 7 the like of whom has never been reared in all the land? 8 And with Thamud who carved rocks in the valley; 9 And with Firaun, who used to crucify. 10 They were tyrants in the land 11 And multiplied corruption. 12 Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment. 13 for, verily, thy Sustainer is ever on the watch! 14 So man, whenever his Lord tests him by giving him honour and favours – thereupon he says, “My Lord has honoured me.” 15 However, when his Lord tests him by a measured amount of sustenance, he says, "God has disgraced me". 16 Not at all – but rather you do not honour the orphan. 17 and you do not urge one another to feed the needy, 18 And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether, 19 And you love wealth with much love! 20 Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding, 21 And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks, 22 On that day, hell will be brought closer and the human being will come to his senses, but this will be of no avail to him. 23 He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life." 24 Upon that day none shall chastise as He chastises, 25 And His bonds will be such as none other can bind. 26 O you tranquil soul, 27 return unto thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing! 28 So enter among My servants, 29 "Yea, enter thou My Heaven! 30