Surah “The Dawn, Daybreak”

as rendered by Abdul Majid Daryabadi — 30 verses

By the dawn
And by ten nights
And by the even and the odd
And by the night when it departeth
Indeed in that there is an oath for a man of sense
Bethinkest thou not in what wise thy Lord did with the 'A'ad
The people of many-columned lram
The like of which was not built in the cities
And With Thamud who hewed out rocks in the vale
And with Fir'awn, owner of the stakes
Who all waxed exorbitant in the cities
And multiplied therein corruption
Wherefore thy Lord poured on them the scourge of His torment
Verily thy Lord is in an ambuscade
As for man - when his Lord proveth him and so honoureth him and is bounteous Unto him, then he saith: 'my Lord hath honoured me
And when He proveth him, and so stinteth Unto him his provision, he saith: 'my Lord hath despised me
By no means! But ye honour not the orphan
Nor urge upon each other the feeding of the poor
And devour the inheritance devouring greedily
And ye love riches with exceeding love
By no means! when the earth shall be ground with grinding, grinding
And thy Lord shall come and the angels, rank on rank
And the Hell on that Day shall be brought nigh. On that Day man shall remember, but how will remembrance avail him
He will say. 'would that I had sent before for this life of mine
Wherefore on that Day none shall torment with His torment
Nor shall any bind with His bond
O thou peaceful soul
Return Unto thine Lord well pleased and well-pleasing
Enter thou among My righteous bondmen
And enter thou My Garden