The Dawn
By the dawn
And [by] ten nights
And [by] the even [number] and the odd
And [by] the night when it passes,
Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?
Have you not considered how your Lord dealt with ʿAad -
[With] Iram - who had lofty pillars,
The likes of whom had never been created in the land?
And [with] Thamūd, who carved out the rocks in the valley?
And [with] Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?