The Sun — Sayyid Qutb Transcription In Progress Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Sun

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

By the sun and his morning brightness,

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

by the moon as she follows him,

Waalqamari itha talaha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

by the day, which reveals his splendour,

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

by the night, which veils him.

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

By the heaven and its construction,

Waalssama-i wama banaha

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

by the earth and its spreading,

Waal-ardi wama tahaha

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

by the soul and its mouldin

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

and inspiration with knowledge of wickedness and righteousness.

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

Successful is the one who keeps it pure,

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

and ruined is the one who corrupts it.

Waqad khaba man dassaha

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

In their overweening arrogance the people of ThamÅ«d denied the truth,

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

when their most hapless wretch broke forth.

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

God's Messenger said to them: 'It is a she-camel belonging to God, so let her have her drink.'

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

But they rejected him, and cruelly slaughtered her. For this their sin their Lord let loose His scourge upon them, and razed their city to the ground.

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

He does not fear what may follow.

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

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