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