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89. THE DAWN (AL-FAJR)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

1 By the Dawn, 2 by the Ten livelihood, he says, ‘My Lord has
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Nights, 3 by the even and the disgraced me.’ No indeed, but
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odd, and by the passing night, you show no kindness to the orphan,
5 is there not in this strong 18 nor do you urge one another to
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evidence for a man of sense? feed the poor, and you greedily
6 Have you not heard of how devour the inheritance of the weak,
your Lord dealt with the tribe of 20 and you have a love of wealth
‘Ad, 7 the people of Iram, the which can never be satisfied. No
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city of many pillars, the like of indeed! When the earth is crushed
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which has never been created in and ground to dust, when your
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the land, and with the Thamud, Lord comes with the angels,
who cut out [huge] rocks in the rank upon rank, 23 and Hell is
valley, 10 and with Pharaoh of made to appear on that Day, then
the stakes? 11 All of them man will be mindful, but what will
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committed excesses in their being mindful then avail him? He
lands, 12 and caused much will say, ‘Oh, would that I had
corruption in them: 13 so your provided beforehand for my life!’
Lord unleashed on them the 25 On that Day no one will punish
scourge of punishment: 14 for, as He punishes, 26 and none
indeed, your Sustainer is ever on can bind with bonds like His!
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the watch! As for man, when 27 [But to the righteous, God
his Lord tests him, through will say], ‘O soul at peace,
honour and blessings, he says, 28 return to your Lord,
‘My Lord has honoured me,’ well-pleased, well-pleasing.
16 but when He tests him by 29 Join My servants. 30 Enter
straitening his means of My Paradise.’