91. Shems · verses 5–11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

Waalssamai wama banaha

By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

Waalardi wama tahaha

By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;-

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

Waqad khaba man dassaha

And he fails that corrupts it!

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing,