وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا﴿١﴾
By the sun and his morning brightness
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا﴿٢﴾
and by the moon when she follows him,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا﴿٣﴾
and by the day when it displays him
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا﴿٤﴾
and by the night when it enshrouds him!
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا﴿٥﴾
By the heaven and That which built it
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا﴿٦﴾
and by the earth and That which extended it!
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا﴿٧﴾
By the soul, and That which shaped it
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا﴿٨﴾
and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing!
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا﴿٩﴾
Prosperous is he who purifies it,
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا﴿١٠﴾
and failed has he who seduces it.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ﴿١١﴾
Thamood cried lies in their insolence
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا﴿١٢﴾
when the most wretched of them uprose,
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا﴿١٣﴾
then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!'
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا﴿١٤﴾
But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them:
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا﴿١٥﴾
and He fears not the issue thereof.