Transliteration

Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

Translation

By the sun and its brightness,

Transliteration

Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

Translation

and by the moon as it follows it[1],

Transliteration

Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

Translation

and by the day as it displays it[2],

Transliteration

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

Translation

and by the night as it covers it[3],

Transliteration

Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

Translation

and by the sky and how He made it,

Transliteration

Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

Translation

and by the earth and how He spread it,

Transliteration

Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

Translation

and by the soul and how He fashioned it[4],

Transliteration

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

Translation

then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,

Transliteration

Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

Translation

Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,

Transliteration

Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

Translation

and he who corrupts it will be doomed.

Transliteration

Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

Translation

Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,

Transliteration

Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

Translation

when the most wretched among them rose[5].

Transliteration

Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

Translation

Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”

Transliteration

Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

Translation

Yet they rejected him and hamstrung her[6]. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled them to the ground.

Transliteration

Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

Translation

And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[7].