The Sun — Ali Aoenal Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Sun

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا

By the sun and its brightness

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا

And the moon as it follows it (reflecting its light)

Waalqamari itha talaha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا

And the day as it reveals it (the sun)

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا

And the night as it enshrouds it

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا

And the heaven and that (All-Magnificent One) Who has built it

Waalssama-i wama banaha

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا

And the earth and that (All-Magnificent One) Who has spread it

Waal-ardi wama tahaha

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

And the human selfhood and that (All-Knowing, All-Powerful, and All-Wise One) Who has formed it to perfection

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا

And Who has inspired it with the conscience of what is wrong and bad for it and what is right and good for it

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا

He is indeed prosperous who has grown it in purity (away from self-aggrandizing rebellion against God)

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا

And he is indeed lost who has corrupted it (in self-aggrandizing rebellion against God)

Waqad khaba man dassaha

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا

The (tribe of) Thamud denied (the Divine Message and their Messenger, and displayed their denial) in their arrogant rebellion

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا

(Especially) when (finally) the most wicked among them (instigated by his people) rushed forward

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا

The Messenger of God (Salih) said (warning them, and reminding them again of the terms of their pledge): "It is the she-camel of God, and observe her turn in drinking."

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا

But they denied him and slaughtered her, and so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them (with the ground)

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا

And He (being the All-Knowing and All-Powerful and All-Just) does not fear the outcome (of events)

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

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