بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
By the sun and its brightness
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
Chapter 91, 15 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
By the sun and its brightness
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والشمس وضحاها
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
And [by] the moon when it follows it
والقمر إذا تلاها
Waalqamari itha talaha
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
والنهار إذا جلاها
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
And [by] the night when it covers it
والليل إذا يغشاها
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
والسماء وما بناها
Waalssamai wama banaha
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
والأرض وما طحاها
Waalardi wama tahaha
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
ونفس وما سواها
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
فألهمها فجورها وتقواها
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it,
قد أفلح من زكاها
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
وقد خاب من دساها
Waqad khaba man dassaha
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
كذبت ثمود بطغواها
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
إذ انبعث أشقاها
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
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].
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
ولا يخاف عقباها
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha