Transliteration

Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

Translation

By the sun and its brightness,

Transliteration

Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

Translation

and the moon as it follows it,

Transliteration

Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

Translation

and the day as it unveils it,

Transliteration

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

Translation

and the night as it conceals it!

Transliteration

Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

Translation

And by heaven and ˹the One˺ Who built it,

Transliteration

Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

Translation

and the earth and ˹the One˺ Who spread it!

Transliteration

Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

Translation

And by the soul and ˹the One˺ Who fashioned it,

Transliteration

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

Translation

then with ˹the knowledge of˺ right and wrong inspired it!

Transliteration

Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

Translation

Successful indeed is the one who purifies their soul,

Transliteration

Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

Translation

and doomed is the one who corrupts it!

Transliteration

Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

Translation

Thamûd rejected ˹the truth˺ out of arrogance,

Transliteration

Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

Translation

when the most wicked of them was roused ˹to kill the she-camel˺.

Transliteration

Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

Translation

But the messenger of Allah warned them, “˹Do not disturb˺ Allah’s camel and her ˹turn to˺ drink!”

Transliteration

Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

Translation

Still they defied him and slaughtered her. So their Lord crushed them for their crime, levelling all to the ground.

Transliteration

Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

Translation

He has no fear of consequences.