Chapter 91, 15 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
By the sun and its brightness
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
والقمر إذا تلاها
And [by] the moon when it follows it
And the moon when she followeth him,
والنهار إذا جلاها
And [by] the day when it displays it
And the day when it revealeth him,
والليل إذا يغشاها
And [by] the night when it covers it
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
والسماء وما بناها
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
والأرض وما طحاها
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
ونفس وما سواها
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
قد أفلح من زكاها
He has succeeded who purifies it,
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
وقد خاب من دساها
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
When the basest of them broke forth
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her 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
But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).