Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

By the sun and its brightness

Wal Qamari izaa talaa haa

And [by] the moon when it follows it

Wan-Nahaari izaa jallaa haa

And [by] the day when it displays it

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

Wassamaa 'i wa maa banaahaa

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

Wa nafsinw-wa maa sawwaahaa

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

Fa-alhamahaa fujoor ahaa wa taq waahaa

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

He has succeeded who purifies it,

Wa qad Khaaba man dassaahaa

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

Izim ba-'asa ashqaahaa

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

Faqaala lahum Rasoolu-LLaahi naaqata-LLaahi wa suqyaahaa

And the messenger of Allah [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum-bizambihim fasaw waahaa

But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.