The Sun — Arthur John Arberry Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Sun

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا

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By the sun and his morning brightnes

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا

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and by the moon when she follows him

Waalqamari itha talaha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا

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and by the day when it displays hi

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا

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and by the night when it enshrouds him

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا

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By the heaven and That which built i

Waalssama-i wama banaha

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا

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and by the earth and That which extended it

Waal-ardi wama tahaha

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

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By the soul, and That which shaped i

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا

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and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا

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Prosperous is he who purifies it

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا

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and failed has he who seduces it

Waqad khaba man dassaha

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا

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Thamood cried lies in their insolenc

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا

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when the most wretched of them uprose

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا

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then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا

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But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا

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and He fears not the issue thereof

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

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