Ash-Shams
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
I swear by the sun and his broad light,
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
and by the moon when she follows him,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
and by the day when it shows his brightness,
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
and by the night when it envelops him,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
and by the sky, and the One who built it,
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
and by the earth, and the One who spread it,
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
and by the soul, and the One who made it well,
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
then inspired it with its (instincts of) evil and piety,
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
success is really attained by him who purifies it,
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
and failure is really suffered by him who pollutes it.