وَالشَّفْعِ وَالْوَتْرِ ٣
By the even and odd (contrasted);
89:4
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ ٤
And by the Night when it passeth away;-
89:5
هَلْ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌ لِذِي حِجْرٍ ٥
Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?
89:6
أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ ٦
Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the 'Ad (people),-
89:7
إِرَمَ ذَاتِ الْعِمَادِ ٧
Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,