Chapter 91, 15 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
Waalqamari itha talaha
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
Waalssamai wama banaha
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
Waalardi wama tahaha
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
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).
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
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).
Waqad khaba man dassaha
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
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).
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
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!"
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
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.)!
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا