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# Translation Ayah
1 By the sun and his morning brightness وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
2 and by the moon when she follows him, وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
3 and by the day when it displays him وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
4 and by the night when it enshrouds him! وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
5 By the heaven and That which built it وَالسَّمَاء وَمَا بَنَاهَا
6 and by the earth and That which extended it! وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
7 By the soul, and That which shaped it وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
8 and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing! فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
9 Prosperous is he who purifies it, قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
10 and failed has he who seduces it. وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
11 Thamood cried lies in their insolence كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
12 when the most wretched of them uprose, إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
13 then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!' فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
14 But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them: فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
15 and He fears not the issue thereof. وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
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