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