Al Shams

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.

Transliteration

1 Waalshshamsi waduhaha

Yusuf Ali

1 By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the moon as it follows it (the sun).

Transliteration

2 Waalqamari itha talaha

Yusuf Ali

2 By the Moon as she follows him;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.

Transliteration

3 Waalnnahari itha jallaha

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 By the night as it conceals it (the sun).

Transliteration

4 Waallayli itha yaghshaha

Yusuf Ali

4 By the Night as it conceals it;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 By the heaven and Him Who built it.

Transliteration

5 Waalssamai wama banaha

Yusuf Ali

5 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 By the earth and Him Who spread it.

Transliteration

6 Waalardi wama tahaha

Yusuf Ali

6 By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;

Transliteration

7 Wanafsin wama sawwaha

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.

Transliteration

8 Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 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).

Transliteration

9 Qad aflaha man zakkaha

Yusuf Ali

9 Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 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).

Transliteration

10 Waqad khaba man dassaha

Yusuf Ali

10 And he fails that corrupts it!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 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).

Transliteration

11 Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).

Transliteration

12 Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 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!"

Transliteration

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!"

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 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.)!

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)!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.

Transliteration

15 Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

Yusuf Ali

15 And for Him is no fear of its consequences.