91. Shems · verses 9–14

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,

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).

فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!