Chapter 91, 15 verses
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
And the moon when it follows the sun,
والقمر إذا تلاها
Waalqamari itha talaha
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And the day when it shows it,
والنهار إذا جلاها
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
والليل إذا يغشاها
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
والسماء وما بناها
Waalssamai wama banaha
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
والأرض وما طحاها
Waalardi wama tahaha
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
ونفس وما سواها
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
He will indeed be who purifies it,
قد أفلح من زكاها
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
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).
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
وقد خاب من دساها
Waqad khaba man dassaha
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).
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
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).
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
إذ انبعث أشقاها
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
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!"
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
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.)!
And He fears not its consequence.
ولا يخاف عقباها
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.