89. Fexhr · verses 4–7

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَسۡرِ

Waallayli itha yasri

And by the Night when it passeth away;-

هَلۡ فِي ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٞ لِّذِي حِجۡرٍ

Hal fee thalika qasamun lithee hijrin

Is there (not) in these an adjuration (or evidence) for those who understand?

أَلَمۡ تَرَ كَيۡفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ

Alam tara kayfa faAAala rabbuka biAAadin

Seest thou not how thy Lord dealt with the ´Ad (people),-

إِرَمَ ذَاتِ ٱلۡعِمَادِ

Irama thati alAAimadi

Of the (city of) Iram, with lofty pillars,