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.
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
And the moon when she followeth him,
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And the moon when it follows the sun,
And the day when it revealeth him,
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And the day when it shows it,
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
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.
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
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).
He will indeed be who purifies it,
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).
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
(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).
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
When the basest of them broke forth
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
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!
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!"
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).
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.)!
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).
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
And He fears not its consequence.