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# (89) The Dawn (Al-Fajr)

Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - Sura 89
al-Fajr - The Dawn, Daybreak
Total Verses: 30

‏89:1 سورة الفجر بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ٛـــــــ والفجر

Transliteration	Waalfajri
Literal	And/by the dawn

Yusuf Ali	By the break of Day
Pickthal	By the Dawn
Arberry	By the dawn
Shakir	I swear by the daybreak,
Sarwar	By the dawn,
Khalifa	By the dawn.
Hilali/Khan	By the dawn;
H/K/Saheeh	By the dawn
Malik	By the morning,[1]
QXP	Witness is the Daybreak.
Maulana Ali	By the daybreak!
Free Minds	By the dawn.
Qaribullah	By the dawn

George Sale	By the day-break,
JM Rodwell	By the DAYBREAK a

Asad	CONSIDER the daybreak

al-Fajr 089:002

‏89:2 وليال عشر

Transliteration	Walayalin AAashrin
Literal	And/by ten nights.

Yusuf Ali	By the Nights twice five;
Pickthal	And ten nights,
Arberry	and ten nights,
Shakir	And the ten nights,
Sarwar	by the Ten (secret) Nights,
Khalifa	And the ten nights.
Hilali/Khan	By the ten nights (i.e. the first ten days of the month of Dhul-Heejjah) ,
H/K/Saheeh	And [by] ten nights
Malik	and the ten nights (first ten days of Dhul-Hijja),[2]
QXP	And ten Nights.
Maulana Ali	And the ten nights!
Free Minds	And the ten nights.
Qaribullah	and ten nights (of pilgrimage or the last ten days of Ramadan),

George Sale	and then nights;
JM Rodwell	nd ten nights.

Asad	and the ten nights!

al-Fajr 089:003

‏89:3 والشفع والوتر

Transliteration	WaalshshafAAi waalwatri
Literal	And/by the double/even number, and the odd/singular/uneven.

Yusuf Ali	By the even and odd (contrasted);
Pickthal	And the Even and the Odd,
Arberry	by the even and the odd,
Shakir	And the even and the odd,
Sarwar	by the odd and even (8th and 9th Dhil-hajj)
Khalifa	By the even and the odd.
Hilali/Khan	And by the even and the odd (of all the creations of Allah) .
H/K/Saheeh	And [by] the even [number] and the odd
Malik	the even and the odd,[3]
QXP	And the Even and the Odd.
Maulana Ali	And the even and the odd!
Free Minds	And the even and the odd.
Qaribullah	by the even, and the odd,

George Sale	by that which is double, and that which is single;
JM Rodwell	By that which is double and that which is single,

Asad	Consider the multiple and the One!

al-Fajr 089:004

‏89:4 والليل اذا يسر

Transliteration	Waallayli itha yasri
Literal	And/by the night when (it) goes/departs.

Yusuf Ali	And by the Night when it passeth away;-
Pickthal	And the night when it departeth,
Arberry	by the night when it journeys on!
Shakir	And the night when it departs.
Sarwar	and by the night when it moves on towards daybreak (reward and retribution in the next life is an absolute reality).
Khalifa	By the night as it passes.
Hilali/Khan	And by the night when it departs.
H/K/Saheeh	And [by] the night when it passes,
Malik	and the night when it departs![4]
QXP	And Witness to the Truth is the departing of the Night of Ignorance.
Maulana Ali	And the night when it departs!
Free Minds	And the night when it passes.
Qaribullah	by the night when it journeys on!

George Sale	and by the night when it cometh on:
JM Rodwell	By the night when it pursues its course!

Asad	Consider the night as it runs its course!

al-Fajr 089:005

‏89:5 هل في ذلك قسم لذي حجر

Transliteration	Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin
Literal	Is in that an oath to (those) of (E) a mind?

Yusuf Ali	Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
Pickthal	There surely is an oath for thinking man.
Arberry	Is there in that an oath for a mindful man?
Shakir	Truly in that there is an oath for those who possess understanding.
Sarwar	Is this not a sufficient oath for intelligent people?.
Khalifa	A profound oath, for one who possesses intelligence.
Hilali/Khan	There is indeed in them (the above oaths) sufficient proofs for men of understanding (and that, they should avoid all kinds of sins and disbeliefs, etc.)!
H/K/Saheeh	Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Malik	Is there not in these an oath (enough evidence) for those who use their common sense?[5]
QXP	Is not all this a solemn evidence for every thinking person?
Maulana Ali	Truly in this is an oath for men of understanding.
Free Minds	In this is an oath for the one with intelligence.
Qaribullah	Is there in that an oath for the mindful?

George Sale	Is there not in this an oath formed with understanding?
JM Rodwell	Is there not in this an oath becoming a man of sense?

Asad	Considering all this - could there be, to anyone endowed with reason, a [more] solemn evidence of the truth?

al-Fajr 089:006

‏89:6 الم تر كيف فعل ربك بعاد

Transliteration	Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin
Literal	Did you not see/understand how your Lord made/did with Aad?

Yusuf Ali	Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),-
Pickthal	Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad,
Arberry	Hast thou not seen how thy Lord did with Ad,
Shakir	Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Ad,
Sarwar	(Muhammad), consider how your Lord dealt with the tribe of Ad,
Khalifa	Have you noted what your Lord did to `Aad?
Hilali/Khan	Did you (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) not see (thought) how your Lord dealt with Ad (people)?
H/K/Saheeh	Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Aad
Malik	Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with ‘Ad?[6]
QXP	Have you noted how your Lord dealt with Aad? (They had refused to see the Light (7:65-72)).
Maulana Ali	Hast thou not considered how thy Lord dealt with ‘Ad,
Free Minds	Did you not see what your Lord did to 'Aad?
Qaribullah	Have you not heard how your Lord dealt with Aad?

George Sale	Hast thou not considered how thy Lord dealt with Ad,
JM Rodwell	Hast thou not seen how thy Lord dealt with Ad,

Asad	ART THOU NOT aware of how thy Sustainer has dealt with [the tribe of] `Ad,

al-Fajr 089:007

‏89:7 ارم ذات العماد

Transliteration	Irama thati alAAimadi
Literal	Iram that of the pillars/posts ?

Yusuf Ali	Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
Pickthal	With many-columned Iram,
Arberry	Iram of the pillars,
Shakir	(The people of) Aram, possessors of lofty buildings,
Sarwar	the people of the huge columned city of Eram
Khalifa	Erum; the town with tall buildings.
Hilali/Khan	Who were very tall like lofty pillars,
H/K/Saheeh	[With] Iram who had lofty pillars,
Malik	The residents of Iram, the city of lofty pillars,[7]
QXP	Those whose capital was Iram, the city of towers and lofty mansions.
Maulana Ali	(Of) Iram, having lofty buildings,
Free Minds	Irum, with the great columns?
Qaribullah	of the columned (city) of Iram,

George Sale	the people of Irem, adorned with lofty buildings,
JM Rodwell	At Irem adorned with pillars,

Asad	[the people of] Iram the many-pillared,

al-Fajr 089:008

‏89:8 التي لم يخلق مثلها في البلاد

Transliteration	Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi
Literal	Which was not created similar/equal to it in the countries/cities ?

Yusuf Ali	The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
Pickthal	The like of which was not created in the lands;
Arberry	the like of which was never created in the land,
Shakir	The like of which were not created in the (other) cities;
Sarwar	whose like has never been created in any other land.
Khalifa	There was nothing like it anywhere.
Hilali/Khan	The like of which were not created in the land?
H/K/Saheeh	The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
Malik	the like of which had never been built in other cities.[8]
QXP	The like of which (the towers and castles) were never built in other cities. (26:128-134).
Maulana Ali	The like of which were not created in the land;
Free Minds	The one which was like no other in the land?
Qaribullah	the like of which was never created in the countries?

George Sale	the like whereof hath not been erected in the land;
JM Rodwell	Whose like have not been reared in these lands!

Asad	the like of whom has never been reared in all the land? -

al-Fajr 089:009

‏89:9 وثمود الذين جابوا الصخر بالواد

Transliteration	Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi
Literal	And Thamud who pierced/penetrated the rock/rock terrain at the valley?

Yusuf Ali	And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?-
Pickthal	And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley;
Arberry	and Thamood, who hollowed the rocks in the valley,
Shakir	And (with) Samood, who hewed out the rocks in the valley,
Sarwar	(Also consider how He dealt with) the Thamud, who carved their houses out of the rocks in the valley.
Khalifa	Also Thamoud, who carved the rocks in their valley.
Hilali/Khan	And (with) Thamood (people), who cut (hewed) out rocks in the valley (to make dwellings)?
H/K/Saheeh	And [with] Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
Malik	And with the people of Thamud who hewed out their dwellings in the rocks of the valley?[9]
QXP	And with Thamud, who slashed out for dwellings rocks in the valley. (Wadi-al-Qura. (7:74), (15:82)).
Maulana Ali	And (with) Thamud, who hewed out rocks in the valley;
Free Minds	And Thamud who carved the rocks in the valley?
Qaribullah	And Thamood, who hewed out the rocks of the valley?

George Sale	and with Thamud, who hewed the rocks in the valley into houses;
JM Rodwell	And with Themoud who hewed out the rocks in the valley;

Asad	and with [the tribe of] Thamud, who hollowed out rocks in the valley? -

al-Fajr 089:010

‏89:10 وفرعون ذي الاوتاد

Transliteration	WafirAAawna thee al-awtadi
Literal	And Pharaoh that of the stakes/pegs/nails ?

Yusuf Ali	And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
Pickthal	And with Pharaoh, firm of might,
Arberry	and Pharaoh, he of the tent-pegs,
Shakir	And (with) Firon, the lord of hosts,
Sarwar	(Also consider the people of) the Pharaoh who victimized people by placing them on the stake,
Khalifa	And Pharaoh who possessed might.
Hilali/Khan	And (with) Firaun (Pharaoh), who had pegs (who used to torture men by binding them to pegs)?
H/K/Saheeh	And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?
Malik	And with Pharaoh the owner of stakes?[10]
QXP	And with the powerful Pharaoh of the great Pyramids.
Maulana Ali	And (with) Pharaoh, the lord of hosts,
Free Minds	And Pharaoh with the planks?
Qaribullah	And Pharaoh, of the pegs (impaling his victims)?

George Sale	and with Pharaoh, the contriver of the stakes:
JM Rodwell	And with Pharaoh the impaler;

Asad	and with Pharaoh of the [many] tent-poles?

al-Fajr 089:011

‏89:11 الذين طغوا في البلاد

Transliteration	Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi
Literal	Those who tyrannized/exceeded the limit in the countries/cities .

Yusuf Ali	(All) these transgressed beyond bounds in the lands,
Pickthal	Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,
Arberry	who all were insolent in the land
Shakir	Who committed inordinacy in the cities,
Sarwar	led rebellious lives,
Khalifa	They all transgressed in the land.
Hilali/Khan	Who did transgress beyond bounds in the lands (in the disobedience of Allah).
H/K/Saheeh	[All of] whom oppressed within the lands
Malik	They all transgressed beyond bounds in their cities,[11]
QXP	They all played God in the land, towns and cities.
Maulana Ali	Who exceeded limits in the cities,
Free Minds	They all transgressed in the land.
Qaribullah	They were tyrants in the land

George Sale	Who had behaved insolently in the earth,
JM Rodwell	Who all committed excesses in the lands,

Asad	[It was they] who transgressed all bounds of equity all over their lands,

al-Fajr 089:012

‏89:12 فاكثروا فيها الفساد

Transliteration	Faaktharoo feeha alfasada
Literal	So they increased (made too much) in it the corruption .

Yusuf Ali	And heaped therein mischief (on mischief).
Pickthal	And multiplied iniquity therein?
Arberry	and worked much corruption therein?
Shakir	So they made great mischief therein?
Sarwar	and spread much corruption in the land.
Khalifa	They spread evil throughout.
Hilali/Khan	And made therein much mischief.
H/K/Saheeh	And increased therein the corruption.
Malik	and committed great mischief therein.[12]
QXP	And increased corruption and crime therein.
Maulana Ali	And made great mischief therein?
Free Minds	And made much corruption therein.
Qaribullah	and exceeded in corruption therein.

George Sale	and multiplied corruption therein?
JM Rodwell	And multiplied wickedness therein.

Asad	and brought about great corruption therein:

al-Fajr 089:013

‏89:13 فصب عليهم ربك سوط عذاب

Transliteration	Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin
Literal	So your Lord poured on them (the) torture's intensity/severity .

Yusuf Ali	Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisements:
Pickthal	Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.
Arberry	Thy Lord unloosed on them a scourge of chastisement;
Shakir	Therefore your Lord let down upon them a portion of the chastisement.
Sarwar	Thus, your Lord afflicted them with torment;
Khalifa	Consequently, your Lord poured upon them a whipping retribution.
Hilali/Khan	So your Lord poured on them different kinds of severe torment.
H/K/Saheeh	So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.
Malik	Therefore, your Lord let loose on them His scourge of torment.[13]
QXP	And so, your Lord chastised them with a whipping punishment.
Maulana Ali	So thy Lord poured on them a portion of chastisement.
Free Minds	So your Lord poured upon them a measure of retribution.
Qaribullah	(Therefore) your Lord let loose upon them a scourge of punishment;

George Sale	Wherefore thy Lord poured on them various kinds of chastisement:
JM Rodwell	Wherefore thy Lord let loose on them the scourge of chastisement,

Asad	and therefore thy Sustainer let loose upon them a scourge of suffering:

al-Fajr 089:014

‏89:14 ان ربك لبالمرصاد

Transliteration	Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi
Literal	That truly your Lord (is) at the watch/observation/ambuscade (E) .

Yusuf Ali	For thy Lord is (as a Guardian) on a watch-tower.
Pickthal	Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful.
Arberry	surely thy Lord is ever on the watch.
Shakir	Most sure!y your Lord is watching.
Sarwar	your Lord keeps an eye on (all evil-doing people).
Khalifa	Your Lord is ever watchful.
Hilali/Khan	Verily, your Lord is Ever Watchful (over them).
H/K/Saheeh	Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
Malik	Surely your Lord is ever watchful.[14]
QXP	Behold, your Lord is ever on the watch!
Maulana Ali	Surely thy Lord is Watchful;
Free Minds	Your Lord is ever watchful.
Qaribullah	indeed, your Lord is ever watchful.

George Sale	For thy Lord is surely in a watch-tower, whence He observeth the actions of men.
JM Rodwell	For thy Lord standeth on a watch tower.

Asad	for, verily, thy Sustainer is ever on the watch!

al-Fajr 089:015

‏89:15 فاما الانسان اذا ماابتلاه ربه فاكرمه ونعمه فيقول ربي اكرمن

Transliteration	Faamma al-insanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani
Literal	So but the human/mankind when as long as his Lord tested him, so he honoured him and He blessed/comforted and eased him , so he says: "My Lord honored me."

Yusuf Ali	Now, as for man, when his Lord trieth him, giving him honour and gifts, then saith he, (puffed up), "My Lord hath honoured me."
Pickthal	As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me.
Arberry	As for man, whenever his Lord tries him, and honours him, and blesses him, then he says, 'My Lord has honoured me.'
Shakir	And as for man, when his Lord tries him, then treats him with honor and makes him lead an easy life, he says: My Lord honors me.
Sarwar	As for the human being, when his Lord tests him, honors him, and grants him bounty, he says, "God has honored me".
Khalifa	When the human being is tested by his Lord, through blessings and joy, he says, "My Lord is generous towards me."
Hilali/Khan	As for man, when his Lord tries him by giving him honour and gifts, then he says (puffed up): "My Lord has honoured me."
H/K/Saheeh	And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
Malik	As for man, when his Lord tries him through giving him honor and blessings, he says: "My Lord is bountiful to me."[15]
QXP	But as for man, whenever his Lord lets his life take a turn by giving him honor and Bliss, he says, "My Lord has honored me." (Honor or disgrace are subject to Divine Laws, and are not random phenomena).
Maulana Ali	As for man, when his Lord tries him, then gives him honour and favours him, he says: My Lord honours me.
Free Minds	As for man, if his Lord tests him and grants him much, then he says: "My Lord has blessed me!"
Qaribullah	As for man, when his Lord tests him by honoring him and favoring him, he says: 'My Lord, has honored me. '

George Sale	Moreover man, when his Lord trieth him by prosperity, and honoureth him, and is bounteous unto him, saith, my Lord honoureth me:
JM Rodwell	As to man, when his Lord trieth him and honoureth him and is bounteous to him, Then saith he, "My Lord honoureth me:"

Asad	BUT AS FOR man, whenever his Sustainer tries him by His generosity and by letting him enjoy a life of ease, he says, "My Sustainer has been [justly] generous towards me";

al-Fajr 089:016

‏89:16 واما اذا ماابتلاه فقدر عليه رزقه فيقول ربي اهانن

Transliteration	Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani
Literal	And but when as long as He tested him, so He tightened/strained on him His/his provision, so he says: "My Lord humiliated/disgraced/degraded me."

Yusuf Ali	But when He trieth him, restricting his subsistence for him, then saith he (in despair), "My Lord hath humiliated me!"
Pickthal	But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me.
Arberry	But when he tries him and stints for him his provision, then he says, 'My Lord has despised me.'
Shakir	But when He tries him (differently), then straitens to him his means of subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
Sarwar	However, when his Lord tests him by a measured amount of sustenance , he says, "God has disgraced me".
Khalifa	But if He tests him through reduction in provisions, he says, "My Lord is humiliating me!"
Hilali/Khan	But when He tries him, by straitening his means of life, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
H/K/Saheeh	But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Malik	But when He tries him through restricting his subsistence, he says: "My Lord has humiliated me."[16]
QXP	But when He lets his life take a turn by restricting his provision, he says, "My Lord has disgraced me."
Maulana Ali	But when He tries him, then straitens to him his subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me.
Free Minds	And if his Lord tests him and gives him little wealth, then he says: "My Lord has humiliated me!"
Qaribullah	But when He tests him by restricting his provision, he says: 'My Lord has humiliated me. '

George Sale	But when He proveth him by afflictions, and withholdeth his provisions from him, he saith, my Lord despiseth me.
JM Rodwell	But when he proveth him and limiteth his gifts to him, He saith, "My Lord despiseth me."

Asad	whereas, whenever He tries him by straitening his means of livelihood, he says, "My Sustainer has disgraced me!"

al-Fajr 089:017

‏89:17 كلا بل لاتكرمون اليتيم

Transliteration	Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema
Literal	No but, you do not honour/be kind/generous (to) the orphan .

Yusuf Ali	Nay, nay! but ye honour not the orphans!
Pickthal	Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
Arberry	No indeed; but you honour not the orphan,
Shakir	Nay! but you do not honor the orphan,
Sarwar	(Since wealth does not necessarily guarantee everlasting happiness) then why do you not show kindness to the orphans,
Khalifa	Wrong! It is you who brought it on yourselves by not regarding the orphan.
Hilali/Khan	Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity (i.e. you neither treat them well, nor give them their exact right of inheritance)!
H/K/Saheeh	No! But you do not honor the orphan
Malik	Nay! But you did not show kindness to the orphan,[17]
QXP	Nay, nay, you honor not the orphan. (You forget to analyze what you do and what you do not do. 'Yatim' = Orphan= Widow = Solitary = Left alone in the society = The helpless. A benevolent society makes room for the 'Yatim').
Maulana Ali	Nay, but you honour not the orphan,
Free Minds	No, you are not generous to the orphan.
Qaribullah	No! But you show no good to the orphan,

George Sale	By no means: But ye honour not the orphan,
JM Rodwell	Aye. But ye honour not the orphan,

Asad	But nay, nay, [O men, consider all that you do and fail to do:] you are not generous towards the orphan,

al-Fajr 089:018

‏89:18 ولاتحاضون على طعام المسكين

Transliteration	Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni
Literal	And nor you urge/insight/influence on feeding the poorest of poor/poor oppressed.

Yusuf Ali	Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor!-
Pickthal	And urge not on the feeding of the poor.
Arberry	and you urge not the feeding of the needy,
Shakir	Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
Sarwar	or urge one another to feed the destitute?.
Khalifa	And not advocating charity towards the poor.
Hilali/Khan	And urge not on the feeding of AlMiskeen (the poor)!
H/K/Saheeh	And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Malik	nor did you encourage each other in feeding the poor.[18]
QXP	And you do not encourage one another to feed the needy. ('Miskin' = Poor = Needy = Whose life is stranded for any reason = Whose business has stalled = Who has lost his job = Whose life has been hampered by circumstances. 'Ta'm' = Feeding, includes taking care of all aspects of life. A benevolent collective order takes care of everyone).
Maulana Ali	Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor,
Free Minds	And you do not look to feeding the poor.
Qaribullah	nor do you urge one another to feed the needy.

George Sale	neither do ye excite one another to feed the poor;
JM Rodwell	Nor urge ye one another to feed the poor,

Asad	and you do not urge one another to feed the needy,

al-Fajr 089:019

‏89:19 وتاكلون التراث اكلا لما

Transliteration	Wata/kuloona altturatha aklan lamman
Literal	And you eat the inheritance accumulatively/collectively gluttony .

Yusuf Ali	And ye devour inheritance - all with greed,
Pickthal	And ye devour heritages with devouring greed.
Arberry	and you devour the inheritance greedily,
Shakir	And you eat away the heritage, devouring (everything) indiscriminately,
Sarwar	Why do you take away the inheritance of others indiscriminately
Khalifa	And consuming the inheritance of helpless orphans.
Hilali/Khan	And you devour inheritance all with greed,
H/K/Saheeh	And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
Malik	Greedily you lay your hands on the inheritance of the weak,[19]
QXP	And you devour the inheritances with greed.
Maulana Ali	And you devour heritage, devouring all,
Free Minds	And you consume others inheritance, all with greed.
Qaribullah	and you devour the inheritance with greed,

George Sale	and ye devour the inheritance of the weak, with undistinguishing greediness;
JM Rodwell	And ye devour heritages, devouring greedily,

Asad	and you devour the inheritance [of others] with devouring greed,

al-Fajr 089:020

‏89:20 وتحبون المال حبا جما

Transliteration	Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman
Literal	And you love/like the property/possession/wealth lovingly excessively .

Yusuf Ali	And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
Pickthal	And love wealth with abounding love.
Arberry	and you love wealth with an ardent love
Shakir	And you love wealth with exceeding love.
Sarwar	and why do you have an excessive love of riches?.
Khalifa	And loving the money too much.
Hilali/Khan	And you love wealth with much love!
H/K/Saheeh	And you love wealth with immense love.
Malik	and you love wealth with all your hearts.[20]
QXP	And you love wealth with boundless love.
Maulana Ali	And you love wealth with exceeding love.
Free Minds	And you love money, a love that is excessive.
Qaribullah	and you ardently love wealth.

George Sale	and ye love riches, with much affection.
JM Rodwell	And ye love riches with exceeding love.

Asad	and you love wealth with boundless love!

al-Fajr 089:021

‏89:21 كلا اذا دكت الارض دكا دكا

Transliteration	Kalla itha dukkati al-ardu dakkan dakkan
Literal	No but, when/if the earth/Planet Earth was hammered down/crushed , crushingly/destroyingly ,crushingly/destroyingly .

Yusuf Ali	Nay! When the earth is pounded to powder,
Pickthal	Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,
Arberry	No indeed! When the earth is ground to powder,
Shakir	Nay! when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Sarwar	When the earth is crushed into small pieces
Khalifa	Indeed, when the earth is crushed, utterly crushed.
Hilali/Khan	Nay! When the earth is ground to powder,
H/K/Saheeh	No! When the earth has been leveled pounded and crushed
Malik	Nay! You should know, when the earth will be pounded to powder,[21]
QXP	Nay, when the earth is pounded, ground with a grinding.
Maulana Ali	Nay, when the earth is made to crumble to pieces,
Free Minds	No, when the Earth is pounded into rubble.
Qaribullah	No! But when the earth quakes and is pounded,

George Sale	By no means should ye do thus. When the earth shall be minutely ground to dust;
JM Rodwell	Aye. But when the earth shall be crushed with crushing, crushing,

Asad	Nay, but [how will you fare on Judgment Day,] when the earth is crushed with crushing upon crushing,

al-Fajr 089:022

‏89:22 وجاء ربك والملك صفا صفا

Transliteration	Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan
Literal	And your Lord came and the angels (in) a row/arranged (after) a row/arranged.

Yusuf Ali	And thy Lord cometh, and His angels, rank upon rank,
Pickthal	And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank,
Arberry	and thy Lord comes, and the angels rank on rank,
Shakir	And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks,
Sarwar	and (when you find yourself) in the presence of your Lord and the rows and rows of angels, your greed for riches will certainly be of no avail to you.
Khalifa	And your Lord comes, together with the angels in row after row.
Hilali/Khan	And your Lord comes with the angels in rows,
H/K/Saheeh	And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
Malik	your Lord will come, with angels standing in ranks,[22]
QXP	And your Lord comes, and His angels, rank upon rank. (A great Revolution will come and the Divine System will be established. The Universal forces will line up to that end).
Maulana Ali	And thy Lord comes with the angels, ranks on ranks;
Free Minds	And your Lord comes with the Angels row after row.
Qaribullah	and your Lord comes with the angels, rank upon rank,

George Sale	and thy Lord shall come, and the angels rank by rank;
JM Rodwell	And thy Lord shall come and the angels rank on rank,

Asad	and [the majesty of] thy Sustainer stands revealed, as well as [the true nature of] the angels; rank upon rank?

al-Fajr 089:023

‏89:23 وجيئ يومئذ بجهنم يومئذ يتذكر الانسان وانى له الذكرى

Transliteration	Wajee-a yawma-ithin bijahannama yawma-ithin yatathakkaru al-insanu waanna lahu alththikra
Literal	And came (on) that day with Hell ; that day the human/mankind remembers/mentions , and from where (is) for him the remembrance/reminder?

Yusuf Ali	And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face),- on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
Pickthal	And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)?
Arberry	and Gehenna is brought out, upon that day man will remember; and how shall the Reminder be for him?
Shakir	And hell is made to appear on that day. On that day shall man be mindful, and what shall being mindful (then) avail him?
Sarwar	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.
Khalifa	On that day, Gehenna will be brought forth. On that day, the human being will remember - but what a remembrance - it will be too late.
Hilali/Khan	And Hell will be brought near that Day. On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him?
H/K/Saheeh	And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell that Day, man will remember, but what good to him will be the remembrance?
Malik	hell shall be brought in sight. On that Day man will remember his deeds, but how is that remembrance going to profit him?[23]
QXP	And Hell is brought close that Day. On that Day man will heed the Advisory, but of what avail will then be the remembrance?
Maulana Ali	And hell is made to appear that day. On that day man will be mindful, and of what use will being mindful be then?
Free Minds	And Hell on that Day is brought. On that Day man will remember, but how will the remembrance now help him?
Qaribullah	and Gehenna (Hell) is brought near on that Day the human will remember, and how shall the Reminder be for him?

George Sale	and hell, on that day, shall be brought nigh: On that day shall man call to remembrance his evil deeds; but how shall remembrance avail him?
JM Rodwell	And Hell on that day shall be moved up,-Man shall on that day remember himself. But how shall remembrance help him?

Asad	And on that Day hell will be brought [within sight]; on that Day man will remember [all that he did and failed to do]: but what will that remembrance avail him?

al-Fajr 089:024

‏89:24 يقول ياليتني قدمت لحياتي

Transliteration	Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee
Literal	He says: "Oh if only I advanced/presented/preceded for my life."

Yusuf Ali	He will say: "Ah! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life!"
Pickthal	He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life!
Arberry	He shall say, 'O would that I had forwarded for my life!'
Shakir	He shall say: O! would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
Sarwar	He will say, "Would that I had done some good deeds for this life".
Khalifa	He will say, "Oh, I wish I prepared for my (eternal) life."
Hilali/Khan	He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth (good deeds) for (this) my life!"
H/K/Saheeh	He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
Malik	He will say: "Alas! Would that I had sent forth some good deeds for this life of mine."[24]
QXP	He will say, "Ah, I wish I had sent forth some good for my life!"
Maulana Ali	He will say: O would that I had sent before for (this) my life!
Free Minds	He says: "I wish I had worked towards my life!"
Qaribullah	He will say: 'Would that I had forwarded (good works) for my life! '

George Sale	He shall say, would to God that I had heretofore done good works in my life-time!
JM Rodwell	He shall say, Oh! would that I had prepared for this my life!

Asad	He will say, "Oh, would that I had. provided beforehand for my life [to come]!"

al-Fajr 089:025

‏89:25 فيومئذ لايعذب عذابه احد

Transliteration	Fayawma-ithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun
Literal	So (on) that day no one tortures His torture.

Yusuf Ali	For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
Pickthal	None punisheth as He will punish on that day!
Arberry	Upon that day none shall chastise as He chastises,
Shakir	But on that day shall no one chastise with (anything like) His chastisement,
Sarwar	On that day the punishment of God and His detention will be unparalleled.
Khalifa	On that day, no retribution could be worse than His retribution.
Hilali/Khan	So on that Day, none will punish as He will punish.
H/K/Saheeh	So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
Malik	None can punish as Allah will punish on that Day,[25]
QXP	For, none chastises as He will chastise on that Day.
Maulana Ali	But none can punish as He will punish on that day.
Free Minds	On that Day, no other will bear his punishment.
Qaribullah	But on that Day none will punish as He (Allah) will punish,

George Sale	On that day none shall punish with his punishment;
JM Rodwell	On that day none shall punish as God punisheth,

Asad	For, none can make suffer as He will make suffer [the sinners] on that Day,

al-Fajr 089:026

‏89:26 ولايوثق وثاقه احد

Transliteration	Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun
Literal	And no one ties/chains/affirms His tying/chaining (restraining).

Yusuf Ali	And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
Pickthal	None bindeth as He then will bind.
Arberry	none shall bind as He binds.
Shakir	And no one shall bind with (anything like) His binding.
Sarwar	And His bonds will be such as none other can bind.
Khalifa	And no confinement is as effective as His confinement.
Hilali/Khan	And none will bind as He will bind.
H/K/Saheeh	And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
Malik	and none can bind as He will bind.[26]
QXP	And none binds as He binds. (The logical result of disregarding the Creator's Guidance is getting bound by shackles of mental slavery (7:157)).
Maulana Ali	And none can bind as He will bind on that day.
Free Minds	Nor will anyone be able to free his bonds.
Qaribullah	nor will any bind as He binds.

George Sale	nor shall any bind with his bonds.
JM Rodwell	And none shall bind with such bonds as He.

Asad	and none can bind with bonds like His.

al-Fajr 089:027

‏89:27 ياايتها النفس المطمئنة

Transliteration	Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutma-innatu
Literal	You, you the self, the assured/tranquil .

Yusuf Ali	(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
Pickthal	But ah! thou soul at peace!
Arberry	'O soul at peace,
Shakir	O soul that art at rest!
Sarwar	Serene soul,
Khalifa	As for you, O content soul.
Hilali/Khan	(It will be said to the pious): "O (you) the one in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
H/K/Saheeh	[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
Malik	To the righteous soul it will be said: "O fully satisfied soul![27]
QXP	But Oh! You human being that has attained inner peace! (By living upright (13:28), (91:9)).
Maulana Ali	O soul that art at rest,
Free Minds	"O you soul which is peaceful."
Qaribullah	O satisfied soul,

George Sale	O thou soul which art at rest,
JM Rodwell	Oh, thou soul which art at rest,

Asad	[But unto the righteous God will say,] "O thou human being that hast attained to inner peace!

al-Fajr 089:028

‏89:28 ارجعي الى ربك راضية مرضية

Transliteration	IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan
Literal	Return to your Lord accepting/approving, accepted/approved.

Yusuf Ali	"Come back thou to thy Lord,- well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him!
Pickthal	Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure!
Arberry	return unto thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing!
Shakir	Return to your Lord, well-pleased (with him), well-pleasing (Him),
Sarwar	return to your Lord well pleased with him and He will be pleased with you.
Khalifa	Return to your Lord, pleased and pleasing.
Hilali/Khan	"Come back to your Lord, Well-pleased (yourself) and well-pleasing unto Him!
H/K/Saheeh	Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
Malik	Return to your Lord, well pleased with Him and well-pleasing to Him.[28]
QXP	Return unto your Lord, pleased and Approved.
Maulana Ali	Return to thy Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing,
Free Minds	"Return to your Lord happy and content."
Qaribullah	return to your Lord wellpleased, wellpleasing.

George Sale	return unto thy Lord, well pleased with thy reward, and well pleasing unto God:
JM Rodwell	Return to thy Lord, pleased, and pleasing him:

Asad	Return thou unto thy Sustainer, well-pleased [and] pleasing [Him]:

al-Fajr 089:029

‏89:29 فادخلي في عبادي

Transliteration	Faodkhulee fee AAibadee
Literal	So enter in (among) My worshippers/servants .

Yusuf Ali	"Enter thou, then, among My devotees!
Pickthal	Enter thou among My bondmen!
Arberry	Enter thou among My servants!
Shakir	So enter among My servants,
Sarwar	Enter among My servants
Khalifa	Welcome into My servants.
Hilali/Khan	"Enter you, then, among My honoured slaves,
H/K/Saheeh	And enter among My [righteous] servants
Malik	Join My servants,[29]
QXP	Enter, then, together with My servants -
Maulana Ali	So enter among My servants,
Free Minds	"And enter in amongst My servants."
Qaribullah	Join My worshipers and

George Sale	Enter among my servants;
JM Rodwell	Enter thou among my servants,

Asad	enter, then, together with My [other true] servants -

al-Fajr 089:030

‏89:30 وادخلي جنتي

Transliteration	Waodkhulee jannatee
Literal	And enter My treed garden/paradise.469

Yusuf Ali	"Yea, enter thou My Heaven!
Pickthal	Enter thou My Garden!
Arberry	Enter thou My Paradise!'
Shakir	And enter into My garden.
Sarwar	into My Paradise.
Khalifa	Welcome into My Paradise.
Hilali/Khan	"And enter you My Paradise!"
H/K/Saheeh	And enter My Paradise."
Malik	and enter My paradise."[30]
QXP	Yes, enter you My Paradise! (9:119).
Maulana Ali	And enter My Garden!
Free Minds	"And enter My Paradise."
Qaribullah	enter My Paradise!

George Sale	and enter my paradise.
JM Rodwell	And enter thou my Paradise.

Asad	yea, enter thou My paradise!"

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