I call to witness (all the times and places specially important for the acceptance of prayers including) the dawn (of the twentieth of Ramadzan)
And the (last) ten Nights (of Ramadzan)
And (the Prayers which consist of) the even and odd (number of Rak`ats performed during these nights)
And the Night (- Lailatul-Qadr, the Blessed Night), when it moves on (to its close)
In it there is surely a strong evidence for one who has sense and understanding
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with Aad
Of Iram, possessors of tall statures and lofty columns
The like of whom have not been created in these parts of land
And (how He dealt with the tribe of) Thamud who hewed out huge rocks in the valley (to make their housings)
And (how He dealt with) Pharaoh, lord of vast hosts
(All these people were) those who committed (all sort of) excesses in the cities
And they spread a lot of corruption and lawlessness therein
(So much) so that your Lord let loose on them the scourge and various kinds of punishments
Behold! your God is always on the watch
Moreover a human being is such that when his Lord disciplines him (by prosperity) and (thus) honours him and bestows favours on him, he says, `My Lord has honoured me.
And when He disciplines him (with affliction) and (thus) straitens for him his (means of) subsistence, he says, `My Lord has (for no reason) disgraced me.
Nay, (what you think is wrong,) but (the reason for this degradation is that) you (for your part) do not honour the orphan
And you do not urge one another to feed the poor
And you devour the heritage (of others) wholly and indiscriminately
And you are exceedingly fond of wealth
By no means (will it be so as you think). When the earth is completely crushed into pieces
And when (the judgment of) your Lord comes (to pass), and the angels (descend also) ranged rank on rank (to execute His decree)
On that Day Gehenna shall be brought near. (It is) on that very Day that a person will remember (the admonition), but of what avail shall that remembrance be to him (at that time)
He will say, `O would that I had sent forward (some good deeds as a provision) for this my life here (on this side).
So on that day none but He shall execute His punishment
And no one but He shall bind like His binding
(As for the person who has been blessed with a contented and peaceful mind He will say to him,) `O you soul at peace
`Come back to your Lord well-pleased with Him and He well-pleased with you
`Enter the fold of My chosen servants
`And enter the Garden made by Me.