Chapter 91, 15 verses
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
Waalqamari itha talaha
And the moon when she followeth him,
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
And the day when it revealeth him,
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
Waalssamai wama banaha
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
Waalardi wama tahaha
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
Waqad khaba man dassaha
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
When the basest of them broke forth
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا