Chapter 91, 15 verses
By the sun and its brightness
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the sun and its brightness.
I swear by the sun and its brilliance,
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
And [by] the moon when it follows it
By the moon as it follows it (the sun).
And the moon when it follows the sun,
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
By the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness.
And the day when it shows it,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And [by] the night when it covers it
By the night as it conceals it (the sun).
And the night when it draws a veil over it,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
By the heaven and Him Who built it.
And the heaven and Him Who made it,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
By the earth and Him Who spread it.
And the earth and Him Who extended it,
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;
And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.
Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it,
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).
He will indeed be who purifies it,
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
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 will indeed fail who corrupts it.
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
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).
Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] 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!"
So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
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].
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.)!
But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof.
And He fears not its consequence.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا