Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
1 By the dawn 2 And [by] ten nights 3 And [by] the even [number] and the odd 4 And [by] the night when it passes, 5 Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
6 Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad - 7 [With] Iram - who had lofty pillars, 8 The likes of whom had never been created in the land? 9 And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley? 10 And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes? 11 [All of] whom oppressed within the lands 12 And increased therein the corruption. 13 So your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment. 14 Indeed, your Lord is in observation.
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."
وَأَمَّآوَاَمَّا͏ٓBut
إِذَااِذَاwhen
مَاdoes
ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُابْتَلٰىهُHe try him
فَقَدَرَand restricts
عَلَيۡهِعَلَيْهِfor him
رِزۡقَهُۥرِزْقَهٗۙhis provision
فَيَقُولُفَيَقُوْلُthen he says
رَبِّيٓرَبِّيْٓMy Lord
أَهَٰنَنِاَهَانَنِ(has) humiliated me
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But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
كـَلَّاۖكَلَّاNay
بَلبَلْBut
لَّاnot
تُكۡرِمُونَتُكْرِمُوْنَyou honor
ٱلۡيَتِيمَالْيَتِيْمَthe orphan
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No! But you do not honor the orphan
وَلَاAnd not
تَحَٰٓضُّونَتَحٰ࢜ضُّوْنَyou feel the urge
عَلَىٰعَلٰيto
طَعَامِfeed
ٱلۡمِسۡكِينِالْمِسْكِيْنِthe poor
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And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
وَتَأۡكُلُونَوَتَاْكُلُوْنَAnd you consume
ٱلتُّرَاثَالتُّرَاثَthe inheritance
أَكۡلٗااَكْلًاdevouring
لَّمّٗالَّمًّاaltogether
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And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
وَتُحِبُّونَوَّتُحِبُّوْنَAnd you love
ٱلۡمَالَالْمَالَwealth
حُبّٗاحُبًّا(with) love
جَمّٗاجَمًّاimmense
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And you love wealth with immense love.
15 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." 16 But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me." 17 No! But you do not honor the orphan 18 And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor. 19 And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether, 20 And you love wealth with immense love.
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed
وَجَآءَوَّجَا࢜ءَAnd comes
رَبُّكَyour Lord
وَٱلۡمَلَكُوَالْمَلَكُand the Angels
صَفّٗاصَفًّاrank
صَفّٗاصَفًّا(upon) rank
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And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank,
وَجِاْيٓءَوَجِايْ࢜ءَAnd is brought
يَوۡمَئِذِۭيَوْمَىِٕذٍۭthat Day
بِجَهَنَّمَۚبِجَهَنَّمَۙHell
يَوۡمَئِذٖيَوْمَىِٕذٍThat Day
يَتَذَكَّرُيَّتَذَكَّرُwill remember
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُالْاِنْسَانُman
وَأَنَّىٰوَاَنّٰيbut how
لَهُ(will be) for him
ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰالذِّكْرٰيthe remembrance
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And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but how [i.e., what good] to him will be the remembrance?
يَقُولُيَقُوْلُHe will say
يَٰلَيۡتَنِييٰلَيْتَنِيْO I wish
قَدَّمۡتُقَدَّمْتُI had sent forth
لِحَيَاتِيلِحَيَاتِيْfor my life
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He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."
فَيَوۡمَئِذٖفَيَوْمَىِٕذٍSo that Day
لَّاnot
يُعَذِّبُwill punish
عَذَابَهُۥٓعَذَابَهٗٓ(as) His punishment
أَحَدٞاَحَدٌanyone
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So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,
وَلَاوَّلَاAnd not
يُوثِقُيُوْثِقُwill bind
وَثَاقَهُۥٓوَثَاقَهٗٓ(as) His binding
أَحَدٞاَحَدٌanyone
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And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
21 No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed 22 And your Lord has come and the angels, rank upon rank, 23 And brought [within view], that Day, is Hell - that Day, man will remember, but how [i.e., what good] to him will be the remembrance? 24 He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life." 25 So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment, 26 And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].
[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,
ٱرۡجِعِيٓارْجِعِيْٓReturn
إِلَىٰاِلٰيto
رَبِّكِyour Lord
رَاضِيَةٗرَاضِيَةًwell pleased
مَّرۡضِيَّةٗمَّرْضِيَّةًand pleasing
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Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him],
فَٱدۡخُلِيفَادْخُلِيْSo enter
فِيفِيْamong
عِبَٰدِيعِبٰدِيْMy slaves
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And enter among My [righteous] servants
وَٱدۡخُلِيوَادْخُلِيْAnd enter
جَنَّتِيجَنَّتِيْMy Paradise
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And enter My Paradise."
27 [To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul, 28 Return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], 29 And enter among My [righteous] servants 30 And enter My Paradise."