وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
By the sun and its bright morning light.
The Sun · ash-Shams · سورة الشمس · 15 ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Kind.
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
By the moon as it follows the sun.
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
By the day as it reveals the sun.
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
By the night as it covers the sun.
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
By the sky and the One Who built it.
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
By the earth and the One Who spread it wide.
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
By the human soul and the One Who shaped it perfectly.
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
Then inspired it clearly to know right from wrong.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا
Successful is the one who purifies their soul.
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا
And lost is the one who corrupts it.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
The people of Thamud rejected the truth in their pride.
إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
When the most wicked among them stepped forward.
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
Allah's messenger warned them, "This is Allah's camel — let her drink!"
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
But they called him a liar, and cruelly killed her, so their Lord destroyed them completely for their sin, leaving nothing behind.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
And He does not fear the consequences.