Al Shams

Yusuf Ali

1 By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

1 Waalshshamsi waduhaha

Yusuf Ali

2 By the Moon as she follows him;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

2 And the moon when she followeth him,

Transliteration

2 Waalqamari itha talaha

Yusuf Ali

3 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

3 And the day when it revealeth him,

Transliteration

3 Waalnnahari itha jallaha

Yusuf Ali

4 By the Night as it conceals it;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

4 And the night when it enshroudeth him,

Transliteration

4 Waallayli itha yaghshaha

Yusuf Ali

5 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 By the heaven and Him Who built it.

Pickthall

5 And the heaven and Him Who built it,

Transliteration

5 Waalssamai wama banaha

Yusuf Ali

6 By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 By the earth and Him Who spread it.

Pickthall

6 And the earth and Him Who spread it,

Transliteration

6 Waalardi wama tahaha

Yusuf Ali

7 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

7 And a soul and Him Who perfected it

Transliteration

7 Wanafsin wama sawwaha

Yusuf Ali

8 And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

8 Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

Yusuf Ali

9 Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Pickthall

9 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

Transliteration

9 Qad aflaha man zakkaha

Yusuf Ali

10 And he fails that corrupts it!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Pickthall

10 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

Transliteration

10 Waqad khaba man dassaha

Yusuf Ali

11 The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong - doing,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

11 Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

Yusuf Ali

12 Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

12 When the basest of them broke forth

Transliteration

12 Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

Yusuf Ali

13 But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She - camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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!"

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

13 Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

Yusuf Ali

14 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)!

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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.)!

Pickthall

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

Transliteration

14 Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

Yusuf Ali

15 And for Him is no fear of its consequences.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

15 He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

Transliteration

15 Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha