Ash-Shams
الشمس
Chapter 91. The Sun
Ash-Shams 91:1
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun and his brightness,
Ash-Shams 91:2
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And the moon when she followeth him,
Ash-Shams 91:3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And the day when it revealeth him,
Ash-Shams 91:4
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
Ash-Shams 91:5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
Ash-Shams 91:6
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
Ash-Shams 91:7
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
Ash-Shams 91:8
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
Ash-Shams 91:9
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
Ash-Shams 91:10
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
Ash-Shams 91:11
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
Ash-Shams 91:12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
When the basest of them broke forth
Ash-Shams 91:13
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!
Ash-Shams 91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
Ash-Shams 91:15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).