Chapter 91, 15 verses
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Waalqamari itha talaha
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
والقمر إذا تلاها
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
والنهار إذا جلاها
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
والليل إذا يغشاها
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
Waalssamai wama banaha
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
والسماء وما بناها
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
Waalardi wama tahaha
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
والأرض وما طحاها
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
ونفس وما سواها
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds).
قد أفلح من زكاها
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Waqad khaba man dassaha
And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds).
وقد خاب من دساها
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
إذ انبعث أشقاها
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
But the Messenger of Allah [Salih عليه السلام] said to them: "Be cautious! (Fear the evil end). That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
ولا يخاف عقباها
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا