Chapter 91, 15 verses
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
By the sun and its brightness
Waalqamari itha talaha
By the Moon as she follows him;
And the moon when she followeth him,
And [by] the moon when it follows it
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;
And the day when it revealeth him,
And [by] the day when it displays it
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
By the Night as it conceals it;
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
And [by] the night when it covers it
Waalssamai wama banaha
By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
Waalardi wama tahaha
By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; -
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
He has succeeded who purifies it,
Waqad khaba man dassaha
And he fails that corrupts it!
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong - doing,
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).
When the basest of them broke forth
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She - camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
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)!
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
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].
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
And for Him is no fear of its consequences.
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.