وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun and its brightness
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
Surah 91
The Sun
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الشمس
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun and its brightness
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And [by] the moon when it follows it
Waalqamari itha talaha
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
And [by] the night when it covers it
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
Waalssamai wama banaha
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
Waalardi wama tahaha
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]
Waqad khaba man dassaha
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
When the most wretched of them was sent forth
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
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]
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا
And He does not fear the consequence thereof
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha