Ash-Shams

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1

   وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

   Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

   By the sun and its brightness.

2. 2

   وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

   Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

   By the moon as it follows it (the sun).

3. 3

   وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

   Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

   By the day as it shows up (the sun’s) brightness.

4. 4

   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

   Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

   By the night as it conceals it (the sun).

5. 5

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

   Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

   By the heaven and Him Who built it.

6. 6

   وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

   Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

   By the earth and Him Who spread it.

7. 7

   وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

   Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

   By Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;

8. 8

   فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

   Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

   Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him.

9. 9

   قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

   Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

   Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allâh ordered, by following the true Faith of Islâmic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds).

10. 10

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

    And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allâh has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islâmic Monotheism or by following polytheism or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds).

11. 11

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

    Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

    Thamûd (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islâmic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin).

12. 12

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

    When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).

13. 13

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

    Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

    But the Messenger of Allâh [Sâlih عليه السلام] said to them: "Be cautious! (Fear the evil end). That is the she-camel of Allâh! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink!"

14. 14

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

    Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)!

15. 15

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

    Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

    And He (Allâh) feared not the consequences thereof.