By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
Arabic, with marks
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
Arabic
ونفس وما سواها
Shakir
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
Word by word
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
Arabic, with marks
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
Arabic
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
Shakir
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
Word by word
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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).
Arabic, with marks
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
Arabic
قد أفلح من زكاها
Shakir
He will indeed be who purifies it,
Word by word
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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).
Arabic, with marks
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
Arabic
وقد خاب من دساها
Shakir
And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.
Word by word
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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).
Arabic, with marks
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Arabic
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Shakir
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
Word by word
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
Arabic, with marks
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
Arabic
إذ انبعث أشقاها
Shakir
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
Word by word
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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!"
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.)!