Ash-Shams
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا1
By the sun in its morning brightness
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا2
and by the moon as it follows it
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا3
by the day as it displays the sun’s glory
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا4
and by the night as it conceals it
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا5
by the sky and how He built it
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا6
and by the earth and how He spread it
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا7
by the soul and how He formed it
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا8
and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا9
The one who purifies his soul succeeds
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا10
and the one who corrupts it fails
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا11
In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar
إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا12
when the most wicked man among them rose [against him]
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا13
The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا14
but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا15
He did not hesitate to punish them
Al-Lail
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ1
By the enshrouding night
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ2
by the radiant day
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ3
by His creation of male and female
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ4
The ways you take differ greatly
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ5
There is the one who gives, who is mindful of God
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ6
who testifies to goodness––
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ7
We shall smooth his way towards ease
وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ8
There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ9
who denies goodness––
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ10
We shall smooth his way towards hardship
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ11
and his wealth will not help him as he falls
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ12
Our part is to provide guidance––
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ13
this world and the next belong to Us––
فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ14
so I warn you about the raging Fire