Chapter 91, 15 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
والقمر إذا تلاها
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And the moon when she followeth him,
والنهار إذا جلاها
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And the day when it revealeth him,
والليل إذا يغشاها
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
والسماء وما بناها
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
والأرض وما طحاها
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
ونفس وما سواها
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
قد أفلح من زكاها
Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds).
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
وقد خاب من دساها
And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds).
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
When the basest of them broke forth
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
But the Messenger of Allah [Salih عليه السلام] said to them: "Be cautious! (Fear the evil end). That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها
Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).