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,
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
And [by] the moon when it follows it
And the moon when she followeth him,
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
And the day when it revealeth him,
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
And [by] the night when it covers it
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
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.
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it,
He is indeed who causeth it to grow,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
When the basest of them broke forth
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
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!
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
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).
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا