Fecr Sûresi Abul Ala Maududi Meâli

By the dawn, ﴾ 1 ﴿
and the ten nights, ﴾ 2 ﴿
and the even and the odd, ﴾ 3 ﴿
and by the night when it departs. ﴾ 4 ﴿
Is there in this an oath for one endowed with understanding? ﴾ 5 ﴿
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad ﴾ 6 ﴿
of Iram, known for their lofty columns, ﴾ 7 ﴿
the like of whom no nation was ever created in the lands of the world? ﴾ 8 ﴿
And how did He deal with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley? ﴾ 9 ﴿
And with Pharaoh of the tent pegs ﴾ 10 ﴿
who transgressed in the countries of the world ﴾ 11 ﴿
spreading in them much corruption? ﴾ 12 ﴿
Then their Lord unloosed upon them the lash of chastisement. ﴾ 13 ﴿
Truly your Lord is ever watchful. ﴾ 14 ﴿
As for man, when his Lord tests him by exalting him and bestowing His bounties upon him, he says: “My Lord has exalted me.” ﴾ 15 ﴿
But when He tests him by straitening his sustenance, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me.” ﴾ 16 ﴿
But no; you do not treat the orphan honourably, ﴾ 17 ﴿
and do not urge one another to feed the poor, ﴾ 18 ﴿
and greedily devour the entire inheritance, ﴾ 19 ﴿
and love the riches, loving them ardently. ﴾ 20 ﴿
But no; when the earth is ground to powder, ﴾ 21 ﴿
and when your Lord appears with rows upon rows of angels, ﴾ 22 ﴿
and when Hell is brought near that Day. On that Day will man understand, but of what avail will that understanding be? ﴾ 23 ﴿
He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!” ﴾ 24 ﴿
Then on that Day Allah will chastise as none other can chastise; ﴾ 25 ﴿
and Allah will bind as none other can bind. ﴾ 26 ﴿
(On the other hand it will be said): “O serene soul! ﴾ 27 ﴿
Return to your Lord well-pleased (with your blissful destination), well-pleasing (to your Lord). ﴾ 28 ﴿
So enter among My (righteous) servants ﴾ 29 ﴿
and enter My Paradise.” ﴾ 30 ﴿