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
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
And the moon when she followeth him,
والقمر إذا تلاها
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And the day when it revealeth him,
والنهار إذا جلاها
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
والليل إذا يغشاها
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
والسماء وما بناها
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
والأرض وما طحاها
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
ونفس وما سواها
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
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).
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
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).
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
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).
When the basest of them broke forth
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
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!"
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
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.)!
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.