আল শামস

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,

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

1 Waalshshamsi waduhaha

2 And the moon when she followeth him,

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

2 Waalqamari itha talaha

3 And the day when it revealeth him,

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

3 Waalnnahari itha jallaha

4 And the night when it enshroudeth him,

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

4 Waallayli itha yaghshaha

5 And the heaven and Him Who built it,

5 By the heaven and Him Who built it.

5 Waalssamai wama banaha

6 And the earth and Him Who spread it,

6 By the earth and Him Who spread it.

6 Waalardi wama tahaha

7 And a soul and Him Who perfected it

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

7 Wanafsin wama sawwaha

8 And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

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

8 Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

9 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

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).

9 Qad aflaha man zakkaha

10 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

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).

10 Waqad khaba man dassaha

11 (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

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).

11 Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

12 When the basest of them broke forth

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

12 Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

13 And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!

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!"

13 Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

14 But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

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.)!

14 Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

15 He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

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

15 Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha