Surah Ash-Shams

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ﴿١﴾

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

By the sun and its brightness

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ﴿٢﴾

Waalqamari itha talaha

And [by] the moon when it follows it

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ﴿٣﴾

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

And [by] the day when it displays it

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ﴿٤﴾

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

And [by] the night when it covers it

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ﴿٥﴾

Waalssamai wama banaha

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ﴿٦﴾

Waalardi wama tahaha

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ﴿٧﴾

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ﴿٨﴾

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

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

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ﴿٩﴾

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

He has succeeded who purifies it

وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ﴿١٠﴾

Waqad khaba man dassaha

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ﴿١١﴾

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ﴿١٢﴾

Ithi inbaʿatha ashqaha

When the most wretched of them was sent forth

فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ﴿١٣﴾

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 فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿١٤﴾

Fakaththaboohu faʿaqarooha fadamdama ʿalayhim 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 عُقۡبَٰهَا ﴿١٥﴾

Wala yakhafu ʿuqbaha

And He does not fear the consequence thereof