Al Shams

Transliteration

1 Waalshshamsi waduhaha

Yusuf Ali

1 By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

Shakir

1 I swear by the sun and its brilliance,

Transliteration

2 Waalqamari itha talaha

Yusuf Ali

2 By the Moon as she follows him;

Shakir

2 And the moon when it follows the sun,

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3 Waalnnahari itha jallaha

Yusuf Ali

3 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;

Shakir

3 And the day when it shows it,

Transliteration

4 Waallayli itha yaghshaha

Yusuf Ali

4 By the Night as it conceals it;

Shakir

4 And the night when it draws a veil over it,

Transliteration

5 Waalssamai wama banaha

Yusuf Ali

5 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

Shakir

5 And the heaven and Him Who made it,

Transliteration

6 Waalardi wama tahaha

Yusuf Ali

6 By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

Shakir

6 And the earth and Him Who extended it,

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7 Wanafsin wama sawwaha

Yusuf Ali

7 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

Shakir

7 And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,

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8 Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

Yusuf Ali

8 And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; -

Shakir

8 Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;

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9 Qad aflaha man zakkaha

Yusuf Ali

9 Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

Shakir

9 He will indeed be successful who purifies it,

Transliteration

10 Waqad khaba man dassaha

Yusuf Ali

10 And he fails that corrupts it!

Shakir

10 And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.

Transliteration

11 Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

Yusuf Ali

11 The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong - doing,

Shakir

11 Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,

Transliteration

12 Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

Yusuf Ali

12 Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).

Shakir

12 When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with

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13 Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

Yusuf Ali

13 But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She - camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"

Shakir

13 So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.

Transliteration

14 Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

Yusuf Ali

14 Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!

Shakir

14 But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).

Transliteration

15 Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

Yusuf Ali

15 And for Him is no fear of its consequences.

Shakir

15 And He fears not its consequence.