The Sun — Muhammad Asad Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Sun

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا

CONSIDER the sun and its radiant brightness

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا

and the moon as it reflects the sun

Waalqamari itha talaha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا

Consider the day as it reveals the world

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا

and the night as it veils it darkly

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا

Consider the sky and its wondrous make

Waalssama-i wama banaha

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا

and the earth and all its expanse

Waal-ardi wama tahaha

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

Consider the human self, and how it is formed in accordance with what it is meant to be

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا

and how it is imbued with moral failings as well as with consciousness of God

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا

To a happy state shall indeed attain he who causes this [self] to grow in purity

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا

and truly lost is he who buries it [in darkness]

Waqad khaba man dassaha

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا

TO [THIS] TRUTH gave the lie, in their overweening arrogance, [the tribe of] Thamud

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا

when that most hapless wretch from among them rushed forward [to commit his evil deed]

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا

although God's apostle had told them, "It is a she-camel belonging to God, so let her drink [and do her no harm]!"

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا

But they gave him the lie, and cruelly slaughtered her - whereupon their Sustainer visited them with utter destruction for this their sin, destroying them all alike

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا

for none [of them] had any fear of what might befall them

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

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