بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
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وَٱلْفَجْرِ
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By the dawn, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَلَيَالٍ عَشْرٍ
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and the ten nights, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
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and the even and the odd, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ
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and by the night when it departs. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ
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Is there in this an oath for one endowed with understanding? - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ
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Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with Ad - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلْعِمَادِ
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of Iram, known for their lofty columns, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ٱلَّتِى لَمْ يُخْلَقْ مِثْلُهَا فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
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the like of whom no nation was ever created in the lands of the world? - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَثَمُودَ ٱلَّذِينَ جَابُوا۟ ٱلصَّخْرَ بِٱلْوَادِ
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And how did He deal with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley? - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ
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And with Pharaoh of the tent pegs - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ٱلَّذِينَ طَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَـٰدِ
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who transgressed in the countries of the world - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَأَكْثَرُوا۟ فِيهَا ٱلْفَسَادَ
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spreading in them much corruption? - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَصَبَّ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّكَ سَوْطَ عَذَابٍ
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Then their Lord unloosed upon them the lash of chastisement. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ
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Truly your Lord is ever watchful. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
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As for man, when his Lord tests him by exalting him and bestowing His bounties upon him, he says: “My Lord has exalted me.” - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَهَـٰنَنِ
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But when He tests him by straitening his sustenance, he says: “My Lord has humiliated me.” - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ
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But no; you do not treat the orphan honourably, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
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and do not urge one another to feed the poor, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
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and greedily devour the entire inheritance, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
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and love the riches, loving them ardently. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
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But no; when the earth is ground to powder, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَجَآءَ رَبُّكَ وَٱلْمَلَكُ صَفًّا صَفًّا
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and when your Lord appears with rows upon rows of angels, - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَجِا۟ىٓءَ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بِجَهَنَّمَ ۚ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَذَكَّرُ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ وَأَنَّىٰ لَهُ ٱلذِّكْرَىٰ
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and when Hell is brought near that Day. On that Day will man understand, but of what avail will that understanding be? - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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يَقُولُ يَـٰلَيْتَنِى قَدَّمْتُ لِحَيَاتِى
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He will say: “Would that I had sent ahead what would be of avail for this life of mine!” - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَيَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا يُعَذِّبُ عَذَابَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
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Then on that Day Allah will chastise as none other can chastise; - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَلَا يُوثِقُ وَثَاقَهُۥٓ أَحَدٌ
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and Allah will bind as none other can bind. - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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يَـٰٓأَيَّتُهَا ٱلنَّفْسُ ٱلْمُطْمَئِنَّةُ
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(On the other hand it will be said): “O serene soul! - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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ٱرْجِعِىٓ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكِ رَاضِيَةً مَّرْضِيَّةً
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Return to your Lord well-pleased (with your blissful destination), well-pleasing (to your Lord). - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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فَٱدْخُلِى فِى عِبَـٰدِى
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So enter among My (righteous) servants - Abul Ala Maududi (English)
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وَٱدْخُلِى جَنَّتِى
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and enter My Paradise.” - Abul Ala Maududi (English)