The Sun

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

By the sun and its brightness

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

And [by] the moon when it follows it

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

And [by] the day when it displays it

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

And [by] the night when it covers it

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

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

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

He has succeeded who purifies it,

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

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

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Transliteration: Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

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

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

Transliteration: Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

Transliteration: Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

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 فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration: 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 عُقْبَٰهَا

Transliteration: Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.