Revealed before the Hijrah. This chapter has 30 verses.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
1. By the Dawn 2. By the ten Nights;
3. By the Even and Odd (contrasted);
4. And by the Night when it passeth away;-
5. Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
6. Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the Àd (people),-
7. Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,
8. The like of which were not produced in (all) the land?
9. And with the Thamüd (people), who cut out (huge) rocks in the valley?-
10. And with Pharaoh, lord of stakes?
