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                        Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
                        
                        
                        
                    
                
                Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
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Wahiduddin Khan
                    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
                
                
                    In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
                
            
                    89:1
                    وَٱلْفَجْرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:1
                    By the Dawn  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:2
                    وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:2
                    And ten nights,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:3
                    وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:3
                    And the Even and the Odd,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:4
                    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:4
                    And the night when it departeth,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:5
                    هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:5
                    There surely is an oath for thinking man.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:6
                    أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:6
                    Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:7
                    إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:7
                    With many-columned Iram,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:8
                    ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:8
                    The like of which was not created in the lands;  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:9
                    وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:9
                    And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:10
                    وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:10
                    And with Pharaoh, firm of might,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:11
                    ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:11
                    Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:12
                    فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:12
                    And multiplied iniquity therein?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:13
                    فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:13
                    Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:14
                    إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:14
                    Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:15
                    فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:15
                    As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:16
                    وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:16
                    But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:17
                    كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:17
                    Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:18
                    وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:18
                    And urge not on the feeding of the poor.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:19
                    وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:19
                    And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:20
                    وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:20
                    And love wealth with abounding love.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:21
                    كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:21
                    Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:22
                    وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:22
                    And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:23
                    وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:23
                    And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:24
                    يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:24
                    He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:25
                    فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:25
                    None punisheth as He will punish on that day!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:26
                    وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:26
                    None bindeth as He then will bind.  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:27
                    يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:27
                    But ah! thou soul at peace!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:28
                    ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:28
                    Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:29
                    فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:29
                    Enter thou among My bondmen!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:30
                    وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
                
                
                
                
                
                    89:30
                    Enter thou My Garden!  - Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall (English)