By the dawn
and ten nights (of pilgrimage or the last ten days of Ramadan)
by the even, and the odd
by the night when it journeys on
Is there in that an oath for the mindful
Have you not heard how your Lord dealt with Aad
of the columned (city) of Iram
the like of which was never created in the countries
And Thamood, who hewed out the rocks of the valley
And Pharaoh, of the pegs (impaling his victims)
They were tyrants in the lan
and exceeded in corruption therein
(Therefore) your Lord let loose upon them a scourge of punishment
indeed, your Lord is ever watchful
As for man, when his Lord tests him by honoring him and favoring him, he says: 'My Lord, has honored me.
But when He tests him by restricting his provision, he says: 'My Lord has humiliated me.
No! But you show no good to the orphan
nor do you urge one another to feed the needy
and you devour the inheritance with greed
and you ardently love wealth
No! But when the earth quakes and is pounded
and your Lord comes with the angels, rank upon rank
and Gehenna (Hell) is brought near on that Day the human will remember, and how shall the Reminder be for him
He will say: 'Would that I had forwarded (good works) for my life!
But on that Day none will punish as He (Allah) will punish
nor will any bind as He binds
O satisfied soul
return to your Lord wellpleased, wellpleasing
Join My worshipers an
enter My Paradise