Al-Fajr

Absolutely not! In fact, you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

No!¹ But you do not honor the orphan

— Saheeh International

nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

— Saheeh International

And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,¹

— Saheeh International

and love wealth fervently.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And you love wealth with immense love.

— Saheeh International

Enough! When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed

— Saheeh International

and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺ with angels, rank upon rank,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And your Lord has come¹ and the angels, rank upon rank,

— Saheeh International

and Hell is brought forth on that Day—this is when every ˹disbelieving˺ person will remember ˹their own sins˺. But what is the use of remembering then?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

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?

— Saheeh International

They will cry, “I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

He will say, "Oh, I wish I had sent ahead [some good] for my life."¹

— Saheeh International

On that Day He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

So on that Day, none will punish [as severely] as His punishment,

— Saheeh International

and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.¹ 

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

And none will bind [as severely] as His binding [of the evildoers].

— Saheeh International

˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

[To the righteous it will be said], "O reassured soul,

— Saheeh International