The Sun — George Sale Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Sun

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا

By the sun, and its rising brightness

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا

by the moon, when she followeth him

Waalqamari itha talaha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا

by the day, when it sheweth his splendor

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا

by the night, when it covereth him with darkness

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا

by the heaven, and Him who built it

Waalssama-i wama banaha

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا

by the earth, and Him who spread it forth

Waal-ardi wama tahaha

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

by the soul, and Him who completely formed it

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا

and inspired into the same its faculty of distinguishing, and power of choosing, wickedness and piety

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا

Now is he who hath purified the same, happy

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا

but he who hath corrupted the same, is miserable

Waqad khaba man dassaha

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا

Thamud accused their prophet Saleh of imposture, through the excess of their wickedness

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا

When the wretch among them was sent to slay the camel

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا

and the apostle of God said unto them, let alone the camel of God; and hinder not her drinking

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا

But they charged him with imposture; and they slew her. Wherefore their Lord destroyed them, for their crime, and made their punishment equal unto them all

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا

And he feareth not the issue thereof

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

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