91. Ash-Shams

وَٱلشَّمْسِBy the sunوَضُحَىٰهَاand its brightness﴿١﴾

By the sun and its brightness

وَٱلْقَمَرِAnd the moonإِذَاwhenتَلَىٰهَاit follows it﴿٢﴾

And [by] the moon when it follows it

وَٱلنَّهَارِAnd the dayإِذَاwhenجَلَّىٰهَاit displays it﴿٣﴾

And [by] the day when it displays it

وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the nightإِذَاwhenيَغْشَىٰهَاit covers it﴿٤﴾

And [by] the night when it covers it

وَٱلسَّمَآءِAnd the heavenوَمَاand (He) Whoبَنَىٰهَاconstructed it﴿٥﴾

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

وَٱلْأَرْضِAnd the earthوَمَاand by (He) Whoطَحَىٰهَاspread it﴿٦﴾

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

وَنَفْسٍAnd (the) soulوَمَاand (He) Whoسَوَّىٰهَاproportioned it﴿٧﴾

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

فَأَلْهَمَهَاAnd He inspired itفُجُورَهَا(to distinguish) its wickednessوَتَقْوَىٰهَاand its righteousness﴿٨﴾

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

قَدْIndeedأَفْلَحَhe succeedsمَنwhoزَكَّىٰهَاpurifies it﴿٩﴾

He has succeeded who purifies it

وَقَدْAnd indeedخَابَhe failsمَنwhoدَسَّىٰهَاburies it﴿١٠﴾

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]

كَذَّبَتْDeniedثَمُودُThamudبِطَغْوَىٰهَآby their transgression﴿١١﴾

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression

إِذِWhenٱنۢبَعَثَ(was) sent forthأَشْقَىٰهَا(the) most wicked of them﴿١٢﴾

When the most wretched of them was sent forth

فَقَالَBut saidلَهُمْto themرَسُولُ(the) Messengerٱللَّهِ(of) Allahنَاقَةَ(It is the) she-camelٱللَّهِ(of) Allahوَسُقْيَٰهَاand her drink﴿١٣﴾

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink

فَكَذَّبُوهُBut they denied himفَعَقَرُوهَاand they hamstrung herفَدَمْدَمَSo destroyedعَلَيْهِمْthemرَبُّهُمtheir Lordبِذَنۢبِهِمْfor their sinفَسَوَّىٰهَاand leveled them﴿١٤﴾

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]

وَلَاAnd notيَخَافُHe fearsعُقْبَٰهَاits consequences﴿١٥﴾

And He does not fear the consequence thereof