Ash-Shams

1. 1

   By the sun and his brightness,

   وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

2. 2

   And the moon when she followeth him,

   وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

3. 3

   And the day when it revealeth him,

   وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

4. 4

   And the night when it enshroudeth him,

   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

5. 5

   And the heaven and Him Who built it,

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

6. 6

   And the earth and Him Who spread it,

   وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

7. 7

   And a soul and Him Who perfected it

   وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

8. 8

   And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

   فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

9. 9

   He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

   قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

10. 10

    And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

11. 11

    (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

12. 12

    When the basest of them broke forth

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

13. 13

    And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

14. 14

    But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

15. 15

    He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

Arabic text: Tanzil (tanzil.net) · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, QuranicAudio