91. Ash-Shams

91:1

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ﴿١﴾

Wash-shamsi waḍuḥāhā

By the sun and his brightness,

91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ﴿٢﴾

Wal-qamari idhā talāhā

And the moon when she followeth him,

91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ﴿٣﴾

Wan-nahāri idhā jallāhā

And the day when it revealeth him,

91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ﴿٤﴾

Wallayli idhā yaghshāhā

And the night when it enshroudeth him,

91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ﴿٥﴾

Was-samāʾi wamā banāhā

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ﴿٦﴾

Wal-arḍi wamā ṭaḥāhā

And the earth and Him Who spread it,

91:7

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ﴿٧﴾

Wanafsin wamā sawwāhā

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ﴿٨﴾

Faʾalhamahā fujūrahā wataqwāhā

And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ﴿٩﴾

Qad aflaḥa man zakkāhā

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

91:10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ﴿١٠﴾

Waqad khāba man dassāhā

And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

91:11

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ﴿١١﴾

Kadhdhabat thamūdu biṭaghwāhā

(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

91:12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿١٢﴾

Idhi inbaʿatha ashqāhā

When the basest of them broke forth

91:13

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ﴿١٣﴾

Faqāla lahum rasūlu Allāhi nāqata Allāhi wasuqyāhā

And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

91:14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿١٤﴾

Fakadhdhabūhu faʿaqarūhā fadamdama ʿalayhim rabbuhum bidhanbihim fasawwāhā

But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

91:15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ﴿١٥﴾

Walā yakhāfu ʿuqbāhā

He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).