Surah “The Dawn, Daybreak”

as rendered by Sher Ali — 30 verses

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By the Dawn
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And the Ten Nights
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And the Even and the Odd
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And the night when it moves on to its close
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Is there not in it strong evidence for one possessed of understanding
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Hast thou not see how thy Lord dealt with Ad
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The tribe if Iram, possessors of lofty buildings
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The like of whom have not been created in these parts
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And with Thamud who hewed out rocks in the valley
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And with Pharaoh, lord of vast hosts
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Who committed excesses in the cities
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And wrought much corruption therein
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Thy Lord, then, let loose on them the scourge of punishment
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Surely, thy Lord is ever on the watch
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As for man, when his Lord tries him and honours him and bestows favours on him, he says, `My Lord has honoured me.
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But when HE tries and straitens for him his means of subsistence, he says, `My Lord has disgraced me.
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Nay, but you honour not the orphan
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And urge not one another to feed the poor
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And devour the heritage of other people, devouring greedily and wholly
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And you love wealth with exceeding love
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Hearken ! when the earth is completely broken into pieces
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And thy Lord comes attended by angels, rank on rank
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And Hell is brought near that day; on that day man will remember, but of what avail shall that remembrance be to him
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He will say, `O, would that I had sent on some good works for my life here !
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So on that day none can punish like unto HIS punishment
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And none can bind like unto HIS binding
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O, thou soul at peace
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Return to thy Lord, thou well-pleased with HIM and HE well-pleased with thee
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So enter thou among MY chosen servants
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And enter thou MY Garden