Al Shams

Pickthall

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,

Yusuf Ali

1 By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

Saheeh International

1 By the sun and its brightness

Pickthall

2 And the moon when she followeth him,

Yusuf Ali

2 By the Moon as she follows him;

Saheeh International

2 And [by] the moon when it follows it

Pickthall

3 And the day when it revealeth him,

Yusuf Ali

3 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;

Saheeh International

3 And [by] the day when it displays it

Pickthall

4 And the night when it enshroudeth him,

Yusuf Ali

4 By the Night as it conceals it;

Saheeh International

4 And [by] the night when it covers it

Pickthall

5 And the heaven and Him Who built it,

Yusuf Ali

5 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

Saheeh International

5 And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

Pickthall

6 And the earth and Him Who spread it,

Yusuf Ali

6 By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

Saheeh International

6 And [by] the earth and He who spread it

Pickthall

7 And a soul and Him Who perfected it

Yusuf Ali

7 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

Saheeh International

7 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

Pickthall

8 And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

Yusuf Ali

8 And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; -

Saheeh International

8 And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

Pickthall

9 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

Yusuf Ali

9 Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

Saheeh International

9 He has succeeded who purifies it,

Pickthall

10 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

Yusuf Ali

10 And he fails that corrupts it!

Saheeh International

10 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

Pickthall

11 (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

Yusuf Ali

11 The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong - doing,

Saheeh International

11 Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

Pickthall

12 When the basest of them broke forth

Yusuf Ali

12 Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).

Saheeh International

12 When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

Pickthall

13 And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!

Yusuf Ali

13 But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She - camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"

Saheeh International

13 And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

Pickthall

14 But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

Yusuf Ali

14 Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!

Saheeh International

14 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].

Pickthall

15 He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

Yusuf Ali

15 And for Him is no fear of its consequences.

Saheeh International

15 And He does not fear the consequence thereof.