By the dawn,

and the ten nights,

and the even and the odd,

and the night

when it passes!

Is all this ˹not˺ a sufficient oath

for those who have sense?

Did you not see how your Lord dealt

with ’Ȃd—

˹the people˺ of Iram—with ˹their˺ great stature,

unmatched in any other land;

and Thamûd who carved ˹their homes into˺ the rocks

in the ˹Stone˺ Valley;

and the Pharaoh of mighty structures?

They all transgressed

throughout the land,

spreading much corruption there.

So your Lord unleashed on them

a scourge of punishment.

˹For˺ your Lord is truly vigilant.

Now, whenever a human being is tested by their Lord

through ˹His˺ generosity and blessings,

they boast, “My Lord has ˹deservedly˺ honoured me!”

But when He tests them by limiting their provision,

they protest, “My Lord has ˹undeservedly˺ humiliated me!”

Absolutely not! In fact,

you are not ˹even˺ gracious to the orphan,

nor do you urge one another to feed the poor.

And you devour ˹others’˺ inheritance greedily,

and love wealth fervently.

Enough!

When the earth is entirely crushed over and over,

and your Lord comes ˹to judge˺

with angels, rank upon rank,

and Hell is brought forth on that Day—

this is when every ˹disbelieving˺ person will remember ˹their own sins˺.

But what is the use of remembering then?

They will cry,

“I wish I had sent forth ˹something good˺ for my ˹true˺ life.”

On that Day

He will punish ˹them˺ severely, like no other,

and bind ˹them˺ tightly, like no other.

˹Allah will say to the righteous,˺ “O tranquil soul!

Return to your Lord,

well pleased ˹with Him˺ and well pleasing ˹to Him˺.

So join My servants,

and enter My Paradise.”