Chapter 91, 15 verses
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
By the sun and its brightness
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
Waalqamari itha talaha
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
And [by] the moon when it follows it
And the moon when it follows the sun,
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
And the day when it shows it,
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
And [by] the night when it covers it
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
Waalssamai wama banaha
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
Waalardi wama tahaha
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it,
He will indeed be who purifies it,
Waqad khaba man dassaha
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
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].
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
And He fears not its consequence.