Surah “The Dawn, Daybreak”

as rendered by Mohammad Shafi — 30 verses

89:1
By the dawn
89:2
And the ten nights
89:3
And the even and the odd
89:4
And by the night as it passes
89:5
Is there in this an oath for one with understanding?
89:6
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with AAa
89:7
[The anscient people] of Iram, [city of] lofty-pillared buildings
89:8
Like which no city had ever been created on the lands
89:9
And [another ancient people of] Thamood who hewed the rocks in the valley [to carve out buildings therefrom]
89:10
And Pharaoh of the many tent pegs (i.e. with means and power)
89:11
Who committed transgression in the lands
89:12
They often spread anarchy in them
89:13
Then their Lord lashed them with whip of punishment
89:14
Indeed, your Lord is ever watchful
89:15
Then as his Lord tests him by bestowing honour and bounties upon him, man says, "My Lord has honoured me!"
89:16
And as He tests him by restricting his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me!"
89:17
No! On the contrary, you do not treat the orphan honourably
89:18
And urge not one another to feed the poor
89:19
And devour the inheritance — devouring it all
89:20
And love the worldly wealth — loving it immensely
89:21
[And] no, [the Lord does not restrict His provisions to man to humiliate him]! When the earth is pounded to make it level
89:22
And when your Lord reveals Himself with rows upon rows of angels
89:23
And Hell brought near, that Day will man remember [what the Qur'aan had told him]! Of what avail will that remembering be to him
89:24
Man will say, "Would that I had sent ahead for this life of mine!"
89:25
Then, on that Day, Allah will punish him as none other can
89:26
And bind him as none other can
89:27
"O you contented soul!"
89:28
"Return to your Lord pleased [with yourself], pleasing (to your Lord)."
89:29
"Enter then to be among My devotees!"
89:30
"And enter My Garden!" ,