الشمس

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

By the sun and its brightness,

Waalqamari itha talaha

and by the moon as it follows it[1],

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

and by the day as it displays it[2],

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

and by the night as it covers it[3],

Waalssamai wama banaha

and by the sky and how He made it,

Waalardi wama tahaha

and by the earth and how He spread it,

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

and by the soul and how He fashioned it[4],

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,

Waqad khaba man dassaha

and he who corrupts it will be doomed.

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

when the most wretched among them rose[5].

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

Yet they rejected him and hamstrung her[6]. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled them to the ground.

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[7].