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Meccan · 15 Verses · Page 595 · Juz 30
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
1
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
By the sun and its brightness,
2
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢
and by the moon as it follows it[1],
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[1] i.e., appears after the sun disappears.
3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣
and by the day as it displays it[2],
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[2] i.e., the earth or the sun.
4
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ٤
and by the night as it covers it[3],
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[3] i.e., the earth or the sun.
5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥
and by the sky and how He made it,
6
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦
and by the earth and how He spread it,
7
وَنَفۡسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧
and by the soul and how He fashioned it[4],
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[4] By sound natural disposition.
8
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ٨
then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,
9
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,
10
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠
and he who corrupts it will be doomed.
11
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ١١
Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,
12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ١٢
when the most wretched among them rose[5].
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[5] To kill the camel that Allah sent as a miracle to them.
13
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ١٣
Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”
14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤
Yet they rejected him and hamstrung her[6]. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled them to the ground.
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[6] And then killed her.
15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا ١٥
And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[7].
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[7] Allah is not asked for what He does, but His slaves will be asked. See 21:23