Ash-Shams
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun in its morning brightness
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
and by the moon as it follows it,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
by the day as it displays the sun’s glory
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
and by the night as it conceals it,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
by the sky and how He built it
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
and by the earth and how He spread it,
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
by the soul and how He formed it
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety!
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
The one who purifies his soul succeeds
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
and the one who corrupts it fails.
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar,