Washshamsi waduhaha
By the sun and its brightness
Walqamari itha talaha
And [by] the moon when it follows it
Wannahari itha jallaha
And [by] the day when it displays it
Wallayli itha yaghshaha
And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
Wassama-i wama banaha
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
Wal-ardi wama tahaha
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
He has succeeded who purifies it,
Waqad khaba man dassaha
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqataAllahi wasuqyaha
And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqaroohafadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.