The Dawn, Daybreak — Dr Munir Munshey Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Daybreak

وَالْفَجْرِ

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(I swear by) the dawn

وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ

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The ten nights (of the month of ´Hajj´)

Walayalin AAashrin

وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ

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Even and odd (numbers)

WaalshshafAAi waalwatri

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ

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And the night as it passes

Waallayli itha yasri

هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِي حِجْرٍ

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Is there a (more solemn) vow for the sensible ones

Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

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Are you not aware of what your Lord did to the (people of) ´Aads´

Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ

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Those well known for the high pillars (of their architecture)

Irama thati alAAimadi

الَّتِي لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِي الْبِلَادِ

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Such that the likes of them had never been raised in other cities

Allatee lam yukhlaq mithluha fee albiladi

وَثَمُودَ الَّذِينَ جَابُوا الصَّخْرَ بِالْوَادِ

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And (how He dealt) with the people of ´Samood´, who hollowed out huge rocks (and built palaces) in the valley

Wathamooda allatheena jaboo alssakhra bialwadi

وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِي الْأَوْتَادِ

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And with the pharaoh wielding the kingdom

WafirAAawna thee al-awtadi

الَّذِينَ طَغَوْا فِي الْبِلَادِ

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Those who transgressed and crossed all bounds in the lands

Allatheena taghaw fee albiladi

فَأَكْثَرُوا فِيهَا الْفَسَادَ

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And vastly increased mischief and corruption in the land

Faaktharoo feeha alfasada

فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ

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So your Lord unleashed upon them the scourge of suffering

Fasabba AAalayhim rabbuka sawta AAathabin

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِالْمِرْصَادِ

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Indeed, your Lord is ever so vigilant

Inna rabbaka labialmirsadi

فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ

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Such is man! When his Lord puts him through a test by granting him honor and a life of ease, he says, "My Lord has honored me!"

Faamma al-insanu itha ma ibtalahu rabbuhu faakramahu wanaAAAAamahu fayaqoolu rabbee akramani

وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ

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And when He tests him by restricting his means of livelihood, he says, "My Lord has disgraced me!"

Waamma itha ma ibtalahu faqadara AAalayhi rizqahu fayaqoolu rabbee ahanani

كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ

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Not at all! In fact, you do not treat the orphans kindly

Kalla bal la tukrimoona alyateema

وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ

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Nor do you encourage each other to feed the poor

Wala tahaddoona AAala taAAami almiskeeni

وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

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Greedily, you (misappropriate and) devour the inheritance (of the weak, the widows and the orphans)

Wata/kuloona altturatha aklan lamman

وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا

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You love wealth with all your heart

Watuhibboona almala hubban jamman

كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا

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No, of course not! (On the day) when the earth is pounded repeatedly and crushed

Kalla itha dukkati al-ardu dakkan dakkan

وَجَاءَ رَبُّكَ وَالْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا

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And your Lord (Himself) comes down, along with His angels ranked in rows

Wajaa rabbuka waalmalaku saffan saffan

وَجِيءَ يَوْمَئِذٍ بِجَهَنَّمَ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ الْإِنسَانُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ الذِّكْرَىٰ

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And (the day) the hell is brought (in view), is the day when man shall remember clearly. But rememberance then will be of no avail

Wajee-a yawma-ithin bijahannama yawma-ithin yatathakkaru al-insanu waanna lahu alththikra

يَقُولُ يَا لَيْتَنِي قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِي

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Man will say, "Alas! If only I had sent ahead of me (the good deeds) for this life of mine!"

Yaqoolu ya laytanee qaddamtu lihayatee

فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُ أَحَدٌ

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No one can punish (as severely) as He will, that day

Fayawma-ithin la yuAAaththibu AAathabahu ahadun

وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُ أَحَدٌ

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No one can tie up and bind as (securely as) He will (that day)

Wala yoothiqu wathaqahu ahadun

يَا أَيَّتُهَا النَّفْسُ الْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ

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(The righteous would be told), "Oh you, the tranquil peaceful soul!"

Ya ayyatuha alnnafsu almutma-innatu

ارْجِعِي إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً

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"Return to your Lord contented and happy, having won His pleasure!"

IrjiAAee ila rabbiki radiyatan mardiyyatan

فَادْخُلِي فِي عِبَادِي

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"Join My (honored) servants!"

Faodkhulee fee AAibadee

وَادْخُلِي جَنَّتِي

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"And enter My (idyllic blissful) paradise!"

Waodkhulee jannatee

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