Ash-Shams

1. 91:1

   وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا۝١

   By the sun and his brightness,

2. 91:2

   وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا۝٢

   And the moon when she followeth him,

3. 91:3

   وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا۝٣

   And the day when it revealeth him,

4. 91:4

   وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا۝٤

   And the night when it enshroudeth him,

5. 91:5

   وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا۝٥

   And the heaven and Him Who built it,

6. 91:6

   وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا۝٦

   And the earth and Him Who spread it,

7. 91:7

   وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا۝٧

   And a soul and Him Who perfected it

8. 91:8

   فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا۝٨

   And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

9. 91:9

   قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا۝٩

   He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

10. 91:10

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا۝١٠

    And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

11. 91:11

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا۝١١

    (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

12. 91:12

    إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا۝١٢

    When the basest of them broke forth

13. 91:13

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا۝١٣

    And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

14. 91:14

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا۝١٤

    But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

15. 91:15

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا۝١٥

    He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

English translation by Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), in the public domain. Digital text from Tanzil.net.