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Wal-Fajr

Translation

By the dawn,

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Wa layaalin 'ashr

Translation

and the ten nights,

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Wash shaf'i wal watr

Translation

and the even and the odd,

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Wallaili izaa yasr

Translation

and the night when it passes!

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Hal fee zaalika qasamul lizee hijr

Translation

Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath for those who have sense?

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Alam tara kaifa fa'ala rabbuka bi'aad

Translation

Did you not see how your Lord dealt with ’Ȃd—

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Iramaa zaatil 'imaad

Translation

˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature,

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Allatee lam yukhlaq misluhaa fil bilaad

Translation

unmatched in any other land;

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Wa samoodal lazeena jaabus sakhra bil waad

Translation

and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;

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Wa fir'awna zil awtaad

Translation

and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?

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Allazeena taghaw fil bilaad

Translation

They all transgressed throughout the land,

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Fa aksaroo feehal fasaad

Translation

spreading much corruption there.

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Fasabba 'alaihim Rabbuka sawta 'azaab

Translation

So your Lord unleashed on them a scourge of punishment.

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Inna Rabbaka labil mirsaad

Translation

˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.

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Fa ammal insaanu izaa mab talaahu Rabbuhoo fa akramahoo wa na' 'amahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee akraman

Translation

Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings, they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”

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Wa ammaaa izaa mabtalaahu faqadara 'alaihi rizqahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee ahaanan

Translation

But when He tests them by limiting their provision, they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”

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Kalla bal laa tukrimooo nal yateem

Translation

Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,

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Wa laa tahaaaddoona 'alaata'aamil miskeen

Translation

nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

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Wa taakuloonat turaasa aklal lammaa

Translation

And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,

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Wa tuhibboonal maala hubban jammaa

Translation

and love wealth fervently.

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Kallaaa izaaa dukkatil ardu dakkan dakka

Translation

Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,

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Wa jaaa'a Rabbuka wal malaku saffan saffaa

Translation

and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with angels, rank upon rank,

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Wa jeee'a yawma'izim bi jahannnam; Yawma 'iziny yatazakkarul insaanu wa annaa lahuz zikraa

Translation

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?

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Yaqoolu yaa laitanee qaddamtu lihayaatee

Translation

They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”

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Fa Yawma izil laa yu'azzibu 'azaabahooo ahad

Translation

On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,

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Wa laa yoosiqu wasaaqa hooo ahad

Translation

and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.

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Yaaa ayyatuhan nafsul mutma 'innah

Translation

˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!

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Irji'eee ilaa Rabbiki raadiyatam mardiyyah

Translation

Return to your Lord, well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.

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Fadkhulee fee 'ibaadee

Translation

So join My servants,

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Wadkhulee jannatee

Translation

and enter My Paradise.”