وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
By the sun and its brightness,
Meccan15 ayahsPage 595Juz 30
Sheikh Mohamed Siddiq al-Minshawi · murattal
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
By the sun and its brightness,
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢
and by the moon as it follows it[1],
[1] i.e., appears after the sun disappears.
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣
and by the day as it displays it[2],
[2] i.e., the earth or the sun.
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ٤
and by the night as it covers it[3],
[3] i.e., the earth or the sun.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥
and by the sky and how He made it,
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦
and by the earth and how He spread it,
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧
and by the soul and how He fashioned it[4],
[4] By sound natural disposition.
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ٨
then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠
and he who corrupts it will be doomed.
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ١١
Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ١٢
when the most wretched among them rose[5].
[5] To kill the camel that Allah sent as a miracle to them.
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!”
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.
[6] And then killed her.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا ١٥
And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[7].
[7] Allah is not asked for what He does, but His slaves will be asked. See 21:23
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