Chapter 91, 15 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
And the moon when she followeth him,
والقمر إذا تلاها
And the moon when it follows the sun,
And the day when it revealeth him,
والنهار إذا جلاها
And the day when it shows it,
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
والليل إذا يغشاها
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
والسماء وما بناها
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
والأرض وما طحاها
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
ونفس وما سواها
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
قد أفلح من زكاها
He will indeed be who purifies it,
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
وقد خاب من دساها
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
When the basest of them broke forth
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He fears not its consequence.