The Sun • 15 verses • الشمس
[91:0] In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
[91:1] By the sun and its brightness.
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
[91:2] The moon that follows it.
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
[91:3] The day that reveals.
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
[91:4] The night that covers.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
[91:5] The sky and Him who built it.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
[91:6] The earth and Him who sustains it.
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
[91:7] The soul and Him who created it.
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
[91:8] Then showed it what is evil and what is good.
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
[91:9] Successful is one who redeems it.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
[91:10] Failing is one who neglects it.
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
[91:11] Thamûd's disbelief caused them to transgress.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
[91:12] They followed the worst among them.
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
[91:13] GOD's messenger said to them, "This is GOD's camel; let her drink."
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا
[91:14] They disbelieved him and slaughtered her. Their Lord then requited them for their sin and annihilated them.
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
[91:15] Yet, those who came after them remain heedless.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا