Chapter 91, 15 verses
By the sun and its brightness
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
And [by] the moon when it follows it
And the moon when she followeth him,
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And [by] the day when it displays it
And the day when it revealeth him,
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And [by] the night when it covers it
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
He has succeeded who purifies it,
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
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).
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
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).
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
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).
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
When the basest of them broke forth
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!
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 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].
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
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.)!
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.