وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا١

By the sun and his brightness,

Washshamsi waduhaha

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا٢

And the moon when she followeth him,

Walqamari itha talaha

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا٣

And the day when it revealeth him,

Wannahari itha jallaha

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا٤

And the night when it enshroudeth him,

Wallayli itha yaghshaha

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا٥

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

Wassama-i wama banaha

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا٦

And the earth and Him Who spread it,

Wal-ardi wama tahaha

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا٧

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا٨

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

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا٩

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا١٠

And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

Waqad khaba man dassaha

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ١١

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

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا١٢

When the basest of them broke forth

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا١٣

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

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqataAllahi wasuqyaha

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا١٤

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

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqaroohafadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا١٥

He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha