In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
Chapter 91, 15 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
And the moon when she followeth him,
Waalqamari itha talaha
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
And the moon when it follows the sun,
And the day when it revealeth him,
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
And the day when it shows it,
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
Waalssamai wama banaha
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
Waalardi wama tahaha
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
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.
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
He will indeed be who purifies it,
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
Waqad khaba man dassaha
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
When the basest of them broke forth
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
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!
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
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).
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
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).
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
And He fears not its consequence.