(To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!" Come back thou to thy Lord -- well pleased (thyself), (thyself), and wellwell-pleasing unto Him!
(The Dawn) In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
١ 1.
By the Break of Day
٢ 2.
ٍ َْ َوََ ٍل
By the Nights twice five;
٣ 3.
ِ َْْوَا
ِ َْ ْوَاْ ِ وَا
By the Even and Odd (contrasted);
ِ ٤ َْوَاْ ِ ِإذَا ی 4.
And by the Night when it passeth away --
٥ 5.
Is there (not) in these and adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
٦ 6.
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Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people) --
٧ 7.
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
٨ 8.
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The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
٩ 9.
َ ِد6ِ.ْت ا ِ ِإ َر َم ذَا
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And with the Thamud (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley? --
١٠ 10. And with Pharaoh, Lord of Stakes?
َوَْ ِدHْن ذِي ا َ َِْْ&َو
١١
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11. (All) these transgressed Beyond bounds in the lands.
َآْ=َُوا &ِ;َ اََْ َدHَ&
١٢
12. And heaped therein Mischief (on mischief).
١٣
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13. Therefore did thy Lord pour on them a scourge of diverse chastisement:
١٤
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14. For thy Lord is (As a Guardian) on a watchtower.
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١٥
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"My Lord hath honored me."
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١٦
E ِ َTَ َأه%+/َر
"My Lord hath humiliated me!"
١٧
"َ ِAَْن ا َ ُْ ِﻡYُ َ/ َآ
17. Nay, nay! but ye honor not the orphans!
١٨
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18. Nor do ye encourage one another to feed the poor! --
١٩
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19. And ye devour inheritance -- all with greed.
٢٠
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20. And ye love wealth with inordinate love!
٢١
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21. Nay! when the earth is pounded to powder,
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22. And thy Lord cometh and His angels, rank upon rank,
٢٣
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23. And Hell, that Day, is brought (face to face) -on that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance profit him?
٢٤
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24. He will say: "Ah! would that I had sent forth (Good Deeds) for (this) my (Future) Life."
٢٥
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25. For, that Day, His Chastisement will be such as none (else) can inflict,
٢٦ ٌXَ(َأ
Sُ َ#َ? َوﺙ ُ َِوَ یُﺙ
26. And His bonds will be such as none (other) can bind.
٢٧
fُ eِdَ6ْgُ6ْ اh ُ ْeُ;َ اAیَ َأی
27. (To the righteous soul will be said:) "O (thou) soul, in (complete) rest and satisfaction!
٢٨
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28. "Come back thou to thy Lord -well pleased (thyself), and well-pleasing unto Him!
٢٩
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29. "Enter thou, then, among my Devotees!
٣٠
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30. "Yea, enter thou my Heaven"!
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