91:1
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١

By the sun and its brightness,



91:2
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢

and the moon as it follows it,



91:3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣

and the day as it unveils it,



91:4
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ٤

and the night as it conceals it!



91:5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥

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



91:6
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦

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



91:7
وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧

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



91:8
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨

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



91:9
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩

Successful indeed is the one who purifies their soul,



91:10
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠

and doomed is the one who corrupts it!



91:11
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ١١

Thamûd rejected ˹the truth˺ out of arrogance,



91:12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ١٢

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



91:13
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ١٣

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



91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤

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



91:15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ١٥

He has no fear of consequences.