بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
Washshamsi waduhaha. By the sun and its brightness
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢
Walqamari itha talaha. And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣
Wannahari itha jallaha. And [by] the day when it displays it
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ٤
Wallayli itha yaghshaha. And [by] the night when it covers it
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥
Wassama-i wama banaha. And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦
Wal-ardi wama tahaha. And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧
Wanafsin wama sawwaha. And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ٨
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha. And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
Qad aflaha man zakkaha. He has succeeded who purifies it,
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠
Waqad khaba man dassaha. And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ١١
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha. Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ١٢
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha. When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ١٣
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqataAllahi wasuqyaha. And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqaroohafadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha. 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 عُقۡبَٰهَا ١٥
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha. And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

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