Ash-Shams

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Waalshshamsi waduhaha

By the sun and its brightness

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Waalqamari itha talaha

And [by] the moon when it follows it

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Waalnnahari itha jallaha

And [by] the day when it displays it

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Waallayli itha yaghshaha

And [by] the night when it covers it

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Waalssamai wama banaha

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Waalardi wama tahaha

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wanafsin wama sawwaha

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Qad aflaha man zakkaha

He has succeeded who purifies it

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Waqad khaba man dassaha

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Transliteration: Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

When the most wretched of them was sent forth

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

Transliteration: Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

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]

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

Transliteration: Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

And He does not fear the consequence thereof