وَالشَّمۡسِ وَضُحٰٮهَا ۙ ١
Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa
By the sun and its brightness
The Sun · 15 ayahs · Makki
بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
وَالشَّمۡسِ وَضُحٰٮهَا ۙ ١
Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa
By the sun and its brightness
وَالۡقَمَرِ اِذَا تَلٰٮهَا ۙ ٢
Wal qamari izaa talaa haa
And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا جَلّٰٮهَا ۙ ٣
Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa
And [by] the day when it displays it
وَالَّيۡلِ اِذَا يَغۡشٰٮهَا ۙ ٤
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa
And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
وَالسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنٰٮهَا ۙ ٥
Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَالۡاَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحٰٮهَا ۙ ٦
Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَنَفۡسٍ وَّمَا سَوّٰٮهَا ۙ ٧
Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
فَاَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُوۡرَهَا وَتَقۡوٰٮهَا ۙ ٨
Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
قَدۡ اَفۡلَحَ مَنۡ زَكّٰٮهَا ۙ ٩
Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa
He has succeeded who purifies it,
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنۡ دَسّٰٮهَا ؕ ١٠
Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُوۡدُ بِطَغۡوٰٮهَآ ۙ ١١
Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa
Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
اِذِ انۡۢبَعَثَ اَشۡقٰٮهَا ۙ ١٢
Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُوۡلُ اللّٰهِ نَاقَةَ اللّٰهِ وَسُقۡيٰهَا ؕ ١٣
Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa
And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
فَكَذَّبُوۡهُ فَعَقَرُوۡهَا ۙفَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُمۡ بِذَنۡۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوّٰٮهَا ۙ ١٤
Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa
But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبٰهَا ١٥
Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.