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Ash-Shams

Translation: Pickthall

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

By the sun and his brightness, 91:1

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

And the moon when she followeth him, 91:2

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

And the day when it revealeth him, 91:3

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

And the night when it enshroudeth him, 91:4

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

And the heaven and Him Who built it, 91:5

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

And the earth and Him Who spread it, 91:6

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And a soul and Him Who perfected it 91:7

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it. 91:8

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, 91:9

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it. 91:10

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride, 91:11

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

When the basest of them broke forth 91:12

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink! 91:13

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings). 91:14

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

He dreadeth not the sequel (of events). 91:15