Chapter 91, 15 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
And the moon when she followeth him,
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
والقمر إذا تلاها
And the day when it revealeth him,
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
والنهار إذا جلاها
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
والليل إذا يغشاها
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
والسماء وما بناها
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
والأرض وما طحاها
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
ونفس وما سواها
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
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).
قد أفلح من زكاها
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
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).
وقد خاب من دساها
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
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).
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
When the basest of them broke forth
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
إذ انبعث أشقاها
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
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!"
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
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.)!
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
ولا يخاف عقباها