Chapter 91, 15 verses
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
By the sun and its brightness
And the moon when it follows the sun,
والقمر إذا تلاها
And [by] the moon when it follows it
And the day when it shows it,
والنهار إذا جلاها
And [by] the day when it displays it
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
والليل إذا يغشاها
And [by] the night when it covers it
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
والسماء وما بناها
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
والأرض وما طحاها
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
ونفس وما سواها
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
He will indeed be who purifies it,
قد أفلح من زكاها
He has succeeded who purifies it,
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
وقد خاب من دساها
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
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
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her 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
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].
And He fears not its consequence.
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.