Chapter 91, 15 verses
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
By the sun and its brightness
Waalqamari itha talaha
والقمر إذا تلاها
And [by] the moon when it follows it
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
والنهار إذا جلاها
And [by] the day when it displays it
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
والليل إذا يغشاها
And [by] the night when it covers it
Waalssamai wama banaha
والسماء وما بناها
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
Waalardi wama tahaha
والأرض وما طحاها
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
ونفس وما سواها
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
قد أفلح من زكاها
He has succeeded who purifies it,
Waqad khaba man dassaha
وقد خاب من دساها
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
إذ انبعث أشقاها
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
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."
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].
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
ولا يخاف عقباها
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.