Surah “The Dawn, Daybreak”

as rendered by Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation — 30 verses

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By the dawn.
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By the ten nights.
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By the even and the odd.
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By the night as it passes—
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is there in that a sworn oath for whoever has a mind?
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Have yousg not seen what your Lord did to Ād—
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Iram, (the city) of the pillars
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whose like has never been created in the lands;
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and Thamûd, who carved the rocks in the valley;
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and Pharaoh of the stakes?
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They (all) exceeded all limits in the lands
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and spread much corruption therein,
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so yoursg Lord poured down upon them a scourge of punishment;
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indeed, your Lord is certainly ever-watchful.
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So, as for man, whenever his Lord tries him through honoring and blessing him, he says, “My Lord has honored me.”
89:16
But whenever He tries him through restricting his provision, he says, “My Lord has insulted me.”
89:17
But no! Rather, youpl do not honor the orphan,
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and you do not urge one another to (serve) food to the destitutesg,
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and you devour inheritance (of the vulnerable) greedily,
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and you love wealth immensely.
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But no! When the earth is pounded to dust, pounding after pounding;
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and yoursg Lord comes with the angels, rank after rank;
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and on that day, Hell is made to come forward—on that day man reminds himself, but how will reminding avail him?
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He says, “If only I had put forth something (good) for my life.”
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On that day, none can punish as He punishes,
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and none can shackle as He shackles.
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O you tranquil self,
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return to your Lord, well pleased and well pleasing;
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so enter among My servants,
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and enter My Garden.