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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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   وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

   By the sun and its brightness,

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   وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

   and by the moon as it follows it[1],

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   وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

   and by the day as it displays it[1],

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   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

   and by the night as it covers it[1],

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   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

   and by the sky and how He made it,

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   وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

   and by the earth and how He spread it,

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   وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

   and by the soul and how He fashioned it[1],

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   فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

   then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,

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   قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

   Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,

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    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    and he who corrupts it will be doomed.

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    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

    Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,

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    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    when the most wretched among them rose[1].

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    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

    Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”

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    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    Yet they rejected him and hamstrung her[1]. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled them to the ground.

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    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

    And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[1].

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Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.20, 2026-10-20. QuranEnc.com