Chapter 91, 15 verses
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
By the sun and its brightness
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Waalqamari itha talaha
والقمر إذا تلاها
And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
والنهار إذا جلاها
And [by] the day when it displays it
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
والليل إذا يغشاها
And [by] the night when it covers it
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
Waalssamai wama banaha
والسماء وما بناها
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
Waalardi wama tahaha
والأرض وما طحاها
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
ونفس وما سواها
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
قد أفلح من زكاها
He has succeeded who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Waqad khaba man dassaha
وقد خاب من دساها
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
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."
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
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].
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا