Surah “The Dawn, Daybreak”

as rendered by M. M. Pickthall — 30 verses

89:1
By the Dawn
89:2
And ten nights
89:3
And the Even and the Odd
89:4
And the night when it departeth
89:5
There surely is an oath for thinking man
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Dost thou not consider how thy Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A'ad
89:7
With many-columned Iram
89:8
The like of which was not created in the lands
89:9
And with (the tribe of) Thamud, who clove the rocks in the valley
89:10
And with Pharaoh, firm of might
89:11
Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands
89:12
And multiplied iniquity therein
89:13
Therefore thy Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment
89:14
Lo! thy Lord is ever watchful
89:15
As for man, whenever his Lord trieth him by honouring him, and is gracious unto him, he saith: My Lord honoureth me
89:16
But whenever He trieth him by straitening his means of life, he saith: My Lord despiseth me
89:17
Nay, but ye (for your part) honour not the orphan
89:18
And urge not on the feeding of the poor
89:19
And ye devour heritages with devouring greed
89:20
And love wealth with abounding love
89:21
Nay, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding
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And thy Lord shall come with angels, rank on rank
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And hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but how will the remembrance (then avail him)
89:24
He will say: Ah, would that I had sent before me (some provision) for my life
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None punisheth as He will punish on that day
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None bindeth as He then will bind
89:27
But ah! thou soul at peace
89:28
Return unto thy Lord, content in His good pleasure
89:29
Enter thou among My bondmen
89:30
Enter thou My Garden