Qur’an — Page 595 of 604

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١

By the sun and its brightness

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢

And [by] the moon when it follows it

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣

And [by] the day when it displays it¹

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ٤

And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it¹

فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ٨

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩

He has succeeded who purifies it,

وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ١١

Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ١٢

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.¹

فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ١٣

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."

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤

But they denied him and hamstrung¹ her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا ١٥

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.¹

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ١

By the night when it covers¹

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ٣

And [by] He who created the male and female,

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٦

And believes in the best [reward].

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٧

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ٨

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٩

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ١٠

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?¹

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ١٢

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٣

And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤

So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.