Surah “The Dawn, Daybreak”

as rendered by Muhammad Taqi Usmani — 30 verses

I swear by the dawn
and by Ten Nights
and by the even and the odd
and by the night when it moves away
__Is there (not) in such an oath (enough assurance) for a man of sense?_
Have you not seen how your Lord dealt with (the people) of ‘A
of Iram , the men of tall pillars
the like of whom were never created in the lands
and (how He dealt) with (the people of) Thamud who had carved out the rocks in the Valley (of Qura)
and with Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), the man of the stakes
__ those who had rebelled in the cities
and spread a lot of mischief therein
So, your Lord let loose on them the whip of torment
Surely your Lord is ever on the watch
As for man, when his Lord tests him, and thus gives him honour and bounties, he says, .My Lord has honoured me
But when he tests him, and thus straitens his provision for him, he says, .My Lord has disgraced me
No! But you do not honour the orphan
and do not encourage one another to feed the needy
And you devour the inheritance with a sweeping gulp
and love wealth, an excessive love
No! When the earth will be crushed thoroughly to be turned into bits
and your Lord will come, and the angels as well, lined up in rows
and Jahannam (Hell), on that day, will be brought forward, it will be the day when man will realize the truth, but from where will he take advantage of such realization
He will say, .O Would that I had sent ahead (some good deeds) for (this) my life!
So no one can punish like He will punish, that day
nor can anyone shackle like He will shackle
(As for an obedient man, it will be said to him,) .O content soul
come back to your Lord, well-pleased, well-pleasing
So, enter among My (special) servants
and enter My Paradise