In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
Word by word
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
Arabic, with marks
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
Pickthall
And the moon when she followeth him,
Word by word
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
Arabic, with marks
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
Pickthall
And the day when it revealeth him,
Word by word
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
Arabic, with marks
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
Pickthall
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
Word by word
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
Arabic, with marks
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
Pickthall
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
Word by word
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
Arabic, with marks
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
Pickthall
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
Word by word
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
Arabic, with marks
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
Pickthall
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
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
Pickthall
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right 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
Pickthall
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
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
Pickthall
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth 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
Pickthall
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
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
Pickthall
When the basest of them broke forth
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.)!