Al Shams

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

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1 By the sun and its brightness

Shakir

1 I swear by the sun and its brilliance,

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

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2 And [by] the moon when it follows it

Shakir

2 And the moon when it follows the sun,

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

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3 And [by] the day when it displays it

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3 And the day when it shows it,

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

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4 And [by] the night when it covers it

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4 And the night when it draws a veil over it,

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5 By the heaven and Him Who built it.

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5 And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

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5 And the heaven and Him Who made it,

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6 By the earth and Him Who spread it.

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6 And [by] the earth and He who spread it

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6 And the earth and Him Who extended it,

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

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7 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

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7 And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,

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

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8 And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

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8 Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;

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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).

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9 He has succeeded who purifies it,

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9 He will indeed be successful who purifies it,

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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).

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10 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

Shakir

10 And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.

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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).

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11 Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

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11 Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,

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

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12 When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

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12 When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with

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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!"

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13 And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

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13 So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.

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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.)!

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14 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].

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14 But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).

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

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15 And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

Shakir

15 And He fears not its consequence.