By the dawn (i.e., day-break)
and ˹by˺ the ten nights
and ˹by˺ the even and the odd
and ˹by˺ the night when it passes
Is ˹there not˺ in ˹all˺ that, an oath ˹sufficient˺ for those who understand
Have you not seen how your Lord ˹Allah˺ dealt with ‘aad
˹the people of˺ iram, with the lofty (i.e., tall) pillars
The like of whom had never been created in ˹any of˺ the lands
and ˹How Allah dealt with the people of˺ thamûd, who carved out the rocks in the valley ˹to make their dwellings˺
and ˹How Allah dealt with˺ pharaoh (i.e., fir‘aun), possessor of the stakes
all of˺ those who transgressed (i.e., exceeded all limits) in the lands
and increased the corruption therein (i.e., land)
So your Lord ˹Allah˺ poured on them a scourge of punishment
Indeed, your Lord ˹Allah˺ is surely Ever Watchful
And as for the human being, when his Lord ˹Allah˺ does test him (i.e., human being) and ˹Allah˺ is generous to him and favors him, then he (i.e., human being) says, “My Lord has honored me“
But when He ˹Allah˺ does test him (i.e., human being) and ˹Allah˺ restricts for him his provision (i.e., means of life), then he (i.e., human being) says, “My Lord has humiliated me“
No! But you (i.e., human being) do not honor the orphan (i.e., by treating with kindness and generosity)
and you (i.e., human being) do not encourage ˹self and other˺ to feed the poor
and you (i.e., human being) consume the inheritance ˹of others˺, devouring (i.e., consuming it greedily) altogether
and you (i.e., human being) love the wealth with immense (i.e., too much) love
No! When the earth is pounded, ˹by˺ pounding ˹and˺ pounding (i.e., over and over)
and comes your Lord ˹Allah˺, and the angels rank upon rank
and Hell is brought forth on that Day, that day the human being will remember ˹their worldly deeds˺, but how will the remembrance ˹of their worldly deeds benefit on that day˺ to him (i.e., human being)
he (i.e., human being) will say ˹regretfully˺, “Oh, I wish I had sent ahead ˹good deeds˺ for my life (i.e., life of the hereafter)”
So on that Day, no one will punish ˹as severely˺ as He ˹Allah˺ punishes
and no one will bind (i.e., shackle firmly) as He ˹Allah˺ binds
[righteous soul will be said] O you the satisfied soul
“Come back to your Lord ˹Allah˺ well-pleased and well-pleasing
So enter among My servants
and enter My Paradise”