By the sun in its morning brightness

and by the moon as it follows it,

by the day as it displays the sun’s glory

and by the night as it conceals it,

by the sky and how He built it

and by the earth and how He spread it,

by the soul and how He formed it

and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety!

The one who purifies his soul succeeds

and the one who corrupts it fails.

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

وَنَفْسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar,

when the most wicked man among them rose [against him].

The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’

but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them.

He did not hesitate to punish them.

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا