Surah 89

1 By the Dawn

2 And ten nights,

3 And the Even and the Odd,

4 And the night when it departs,

5 There surely is an oath for thinking man.

6 Dost you not consider how your Lord dealt with (the tribe of) A’ad,

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 might,

11 Who (all) were rebellious (to Allah) in these lands,

12 And multiplied iniquity therein ?

13 Therefore your Lord poured on them the disaster of His punishment.

14 See! your Lord is ever watchful.

15 As for man, whenever his Lord tries him by honouring him, and is gracious to him, he said: My Lord honours me.

16 But whenever He tries him by straitening his means of life, he said: My Lord despiseth me.

17 No, but you (for your part) honour not the orphan

18 And urge not on the feeding of the poor.

19 And you devour heritages with devouring greed.

20 And love wealth with abounding love.

21 No, but when the earth is ground to atoms, grinding, grinding,

22 And your 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 punishes as He will punish on that day!

26 None binds as He then will bind.

27 But ah! you soul at peace!

28 Return to your Lord, content in His good pleasure!

29 Enter you among My bondmen!

30 Enter you My Garden!