Surah Ash-Shams — الشمس

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

   By the sun and its brightness

2. 2وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

   And [by] the moon when it follows it

3. 3وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

   And [by] the day when it displays it

4. 4وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا

   And [by] the night when it covers it

5. 5وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

   And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

6. 6وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

   And [by] the earth and He who spread it

7. 7وَنَفۡسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

   And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

8. 8فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا

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

9. 9قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

   He has succeeded who purifies it,

10. 10وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

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

11. 11كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَاۤ

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

12. 12إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا

    When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

13. 13فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَـٰهَا

    And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

14. 14فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    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].

15. 15وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَـٰهَا

    And He does not fear the consequence thereof.