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
By the sun and its brightness
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
And the moon when she followeth him,
والقمر إذا تلاها
And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And the day when it revealeth him,
والنهار إذا جلاها
And [by] the day when it displays it
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
والليل إذا يغشاها
And [by] the night when it covers it
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
والسماء وما بناها
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
والأرض وما طحاها
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
ونفس وما سواها
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
قد أفلح من زكاها
He has succeeded who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
وقد خاب من دساها
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
When the basest of them broke forth
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
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."
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
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 denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا