وَالشَّفعِ وَالوَترِ

And by the even and the odd.

وَاللَّيلِ إِذا يَسرِ

And the night as it passes.

هَل في ذٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِذي حِجرٍ

Is there in this an oath for a man of sense?

أَلَم تَرَ كَيفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعادٍ

Didn’t you see how your Lord dealt with Aad?

إِرَمَ ذاتِ العِمادِ

Iram of the pillars.

وَثَمودَ الَّذينَ جابُوا الصَّخرَ بِالوادِ

And Thamud, who carved out the rocks in the valley?

وَفِرعَونَ ذِي الأَوتادِ

And Pharaoh, owner of the stakes?

الَّذينَ طَغَوا فِي البِلادِ

All of them transgressed within their lands.

فَأَكثَروا فيهَا الفَسادَ

Spreading rampant corruption and chaos.

فَصَبَّ عَلَيهِم رَبُّكَ سَوطَ عَذابٍ

Therefore, your Lord poured upon them a whip of punishment.