25 Surely to Us is their return. |
26 Then it is for Us to call them to account. |
1 By the daybreak! |
2 And the ten nights! |
3 And the even and the odd! |
4 And the night when it departs! |
5 Truly in this is an oath for men of understanding. |
6 Hast thou not considered how thy Lord dealt with ‘Ād, |
7 (Of) Iram, having lofty buildings, |
8 The like of which were not created in the land; |
9 And (with) Thamūd, who hewed out rocks in the valley; |
10 And Pharaoh, the lord of hosts, |
11 Who exceeded limits in the cities, |
12 And made great mischief therein? |
13 So thy Lord poured on them a portion of chastisement. |
14 Surely thy Lord is Watchful; |
15 As for man, when his Lord tries him, then gives him honour and favours him, he says: My Lord honours me. |
16 But when He tries him, then straitens to him his subsistence, he says: My Lord has disgraced me. |
17 Nay, but you honour not the orphan, |
18 Nor do you urge one another to feed the poor, |
19 And you devour heritage, devouring all, |
20 And you love wealth with exceeding love. |
21 Nay, when the earth is made to crumble to pieces, |
22 And thy Lord comes with the angels, ranks on ranks; |