Ash-Shams

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

Washshamsi waduhaha

By the sun in its morning brightness

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

Walqamari itha talaha

and by the moon as it follows it,

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

Wannahari itha jallaha

by the day as it displays the sun’s glory

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

Wallayli itha yaghshaha

and by the night as it conceals it,

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

Wassama-i wama banaha

by the sky and how He built it

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

Wal-ardi wama tahaha

and by the earth and how He spread it,

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

by the soul and how He formed it

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety!

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

The one who purifies his soul succeeds

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

Waqad khaba man dassaha

and the one who corrupts it fails.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar,

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

when the most wicked man among them rose [against him].

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqataAllahi wasuqyaha

The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqaroohafadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them.

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

He did not hesitate to punish them.