Rowwad Translation Center — 593

88:23 But whoever turns away and disbelieves,

88:24 Allah will inflict upon him the greatest punishment[1].

88:25 Indeed, to Us is their return,

88:26 then it is for Us to call them to account.

89:1 By the dawn,

89:2 and the ten nights[1],

89:3 and the even and the odd[1],

89:4 and by the night when it comes,

89:5 are these oaths not sufficient for those who have sense?

89:6 Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ‘Ād

89:7 of Iram[1], who were people of great stature,

89:8 the like of whom had never been created in the land;

89:9 and Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the Valley;

89:10 and the mighty and powerful[1] Pharaoh?

89:11 All of them transgressed in the land,

89:12 and spread therein much corruption,

89:13 so your Lord poured upon them a scourge of punishment.

89:14 Indeed, your Lord is ever vigilant.

89:15 As for man, when he is tested by his Lord by honoring him and bestowing blessings upon him, he says, “My Lord has [deservedly] honored me[1]!”

89:16 But when he is tested by restricting his provision, he says, “My Lord has [undeservedly] humiliated me!”

89:17 No indeed[1]! You are not kind to the orphan,

89:18 nor do you urge one another to feed the needy,

89:19 and you greedily consume the entire inheritance[1],

89:20 and love wealth immensely.

89:21 No indeed! When the earth is crushed over and over,

89:22 and your Lord comes[1] with the angels, rank after rank,