وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا ١

By the sun and his morning brightness

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا ٢

and by the moon when she follows him,

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا ٣

and by the day when it displays him

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا ٤

and by the night when it enshrouds him!

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا ٥

By the heaven and That which built it

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا ٦

and by the earth and That which extended it!

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا ٧

By the soul, and That which shaped it

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا ٨

and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing!

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا ٩

Prosperous is he who purifies it,

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا ١٠

and failed has he who seduces it.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا ١١

Thamood cried lies in their insolence

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا ١٢

when the most wretched of them uprose,

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا ١٣

then the Messenger of God said to them, ’The She-camel of God; let her drink!’

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا ١٤

But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them:

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا ١٥

and He fears not the issue thereof.