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وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا﴿١﴾

By the sun and his brightness,

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا﴿٢﴾

And the moon when she followeth him,

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا﴿٣﴾

And the day when it revealeth him,

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا﴿٤﴾

And the night when it enshroudeth him,

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا﴿٥﴾

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا﴿٦﴾

And the earth and Him Who spread it,

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا﴿٧﴾

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا﴿٨﴾

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

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا﴿٩﴾

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا﴿١٠﴾

And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ﴿١١﴾

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

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا﴿١٢﴾

When the basest of them broke forth

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا﴿١٣﴾

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

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا﴿١٤﴾

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

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا﴿١٥﴾

He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ﴿١﴾

By the night enshrouding

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ﴿٢﴾

And the day resplendent

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ﴿٣﴾

And Him Who hath created male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ﴿٤﴾

Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ﴿٥﴾

As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ﴿٦﴾

And believeth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ﴿٧﴾

Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ﴿٨﴾

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ﴿٩﴾

And disbelieveth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ﴿١٠﴾

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ﴿١١﴾

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ﴿١٢﴾

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ﴿١٣﴾

And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ﴿١٤﴾

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire