Ayah 1
وَٱلْفَجْرِ By the dawn,
Ayah 2
وَلَيَالٍ And the nights عَشْرٍ ten.
Ayah 3
وَٱلشَّفْعِ And the even وَٱلْوَتْرِ and the odd,
Ayah 4
وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night إِذَا when يَسْرِ it passes.
Ayah 5
هَلْ Is فِى in ذَٰلِكَ that قَسَمٌ (not) an oath لِّذِى for those حِجْرٍ who understand?
Ayah 6
أَلَمْ Did not تَرَ you see كَيْفَ how فَعَلَ dealt رَبُّكَ your Lord بِعَادٍ with Aad,
Ayah 7
إِرَمَ Iram, ذَاتِ possessors (of), ٱلْعِمَادِ lofty pillars,
Ayah 8
ٱلَّتِى Which لَمْ not يُخْلَقْ had been created مِثْلُهَا like them فِى in ٱلْبِلَٰدِ the cities,
Ayah 9
وَثَمُودَ And Thamud, ٱلَّذِينَ who جَابُوا۟ carved out ٱلصَّخْرَ the rocks بِٱلْوَادِ in the valley,
Ayah 10
وَفِرْعَوْنَ And Firaun, ذِى owner of ٱلْأَوْتَادِ stakes?
Ayah 11
ٱلَّذِينَ Who طَغَوْا۟ transgressed فِى in ٱلْبِلَٰدِ the lands,
Ayah 12
فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ And (made) much فِيهَا therein ٱلْفَسَادَ corruption.
Ayah 13
فَصَبَّ So poured عَلَيْهِمْ on them رَبُّكَ your Lord سَوْطَ scourge عَذَابٍ (of) punishment.
Ayah 14
إِنَّ Indeed, رَبَّكَ your Lord لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ (is) surely Ever Watchful.
Ayah 15
فَأَمَّا And as for ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ man, إِذَا when مَا does ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ try him رَبُّهُۥ his Lord فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ and is generous to him وَنَعَّمَهُۥ and favors him, فَيَقُولُ he says, رَبِّىٓ "My Lord أَكْرَمَنِ has honored me."
Ayah 16
وَأَمَّآ But إِذَا when مَا does ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ He try him فَقَدَرَ and restricts عَلَيْهِ for him رِزْقَهُۥ his provision, فَيَقُولُ then he says رَبِّىٓ "My Lord أَهَٰنَنِ (has) humiliated me."
Ayah 17
كَلَّا Nay! بَل But لَّا not تُكْرِمُونَ you honor ٱلْيَتِيمَ the orphan,
Ayah 18
وَلَا And not تَحَٰٓضُّونَ you feel the urge عَلَىٰ to طَعَامِ feed ٱلْمِسْكِينِ the poor.
Ayah 19
وَتَأْكُلُونَ And you consume ٱلتُّرَاثَ the inheritance أَكْلًا devouring لَّمًّا altogether,
Ayah 20
وَتُحِبُّونَ And you love ٱلْمَالَ wealth حُبًّا (with) love جَمًّا immense.
Ayah 21
كَلَّآ Nay! إِذَا When دُكَّتِ is leveled ٱلْأَرْضُ the earth, دَكًّا pounded, دَكًّا (and) crushed,
Ayah 22
وَجَآءَ And comes رَبُّكَ your Lord وَٱلْمَلَكُ and the Angels, صَفًّا rank, صَفًّا (upon) rank,
Ayah 23
وَجِا۟ىٓءَ And is brought, يَوْمَئِذٍۭ that Day, بِجَهَنَّمَ Hell. يَوْمَئِذٍ That Day يَتَذَكَّرُ will remember ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ man, وَأَنَّىٰ but how لَهُ (will be) for him ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ the remembrance?
Ayah 24
يَقُولُ He will say, يَٰلَيْتَنِى "O I wish! قَدَّمْتُ I had sent forth لِحَيَاتِى for my life."
Ayah 25
فَيَوْمَئِذٍ So that Day لَّا not يُعَذِّبُ will punish, عَذَابَهُۥٓ (as) His punishment أَحَدٌ anyone.
Ayah 26
وَلَا And not يُوثِقُ will bind وَثَاقَهُۥٓ (as) His binding أَحَدٌ anyone.
Ayah 27
يَٰٓأَيَّتُهَا "O ٱلنَّفْسُ soul! ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ who is satisfied,
Ayah 28
ٱرْجِعِىٓ Return إِلَىٰ to رَبِّكِ your Lord رَاضِيَةً well pleased, مَّرْضِيَّةً and pleasing.
Ayah 29
فَٱدْخُلِى So enter فِى among عِبَٰدِى My slaves,
Ayah 30
وَٱدْخُلِى And enter جَنَّتِى My Paradise."