Chapter 91, 15 verses
ভাবো সূর্যের আর তার সকাল বেলাকার কিরণের কথা,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;
আর চন্দ্রের কথা যখন সে তার কিরণ ধার করে,
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
By the Moon as she follows him;
আর দিনের কথা যখন সে তাকে উজ্জ্বলভাবে প্রকাশ করে,
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;
আর রাতের কথা যখন সে তাকে আচ্ছাদিত করে।
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
By the Night as it conceals it;
ভাবো মহাকাশের কথা ও যিনি তাকে বানিয়েছেন,
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;
আর পৃথিবীর কথা ও যিনি তাকে প্রসারিত করেছেন,
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:
আর মানবাত্মার কথা ও যিনি তাকে সুঠাম করেছেন,
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;
তারপর তাতে আবেগ সঞ্চার করেছেন তার মন্দ কাজের ও তার ধর্মপরায়ণতার।
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; -
সে - ই সফলতা অর্জন করবে যে তাকে শোধিত করবে;
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).
Truly he succeeds that purifies it,
আর সে - ই ব্যর্থ হবে যে একে পঙ্গু করবে।
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).
And he fails that corrupts it!
ছামূদ জাতি তাদের অবাধ্যতা বশত মিথ্যা বলেছিল,
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).
The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong - doing,
যখন তাদের সব চাইতে ইতর লোকটি উঠে দাঁড়িয়েছিল, - -
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).
তখন র রসূল তাদের বলেছিলেন - - ''র উষ্ট্রী, আর তার জলপানস্থল।’’
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!"
But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She - camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"
কিন্ত তারা তাঁকে মিথ্যাবাদী বললো ও তাকে হত্যা করল, সেজন্য তাদের প্রভু তাদের পাপের জন্যে তাদের উপরে বিধ্বংসী আঘাত হানলেন, ফলে তাদের একসমান করে দিলেন;
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.)!
Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!
আর তিনি এর পরিণামের জন্য ভয় করেন না।
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
And for Him is no fear of its consequences.