I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
By the sun and its brightness
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Chapter 91, 15 verses
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
By the sun and its brightness
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
And the moon when it follows the sun,
And [by] the moon when it follows it
والقمر إذا تلاها
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And the day when it shows it,
And [by] the day when it displays it
والنهار إذا جلاها
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
And [by] the night when it covers it
والليل إذا يغشاها
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
والسماء وما بناها
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
والأرض وما طحاها
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
ونفس وما سواها
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
He will indeed be who purifies it,
He has succeeded who purifies it,
قد أفلح من زكاها
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
وقد خاب من دساها
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
إذ انبعث أشقاها
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
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].
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
And He fears not its consequence.
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
ولا يخاف عقباها
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا