وَالقَمَرِ إِذا تَلاها

And the moon, as it follows it.

وَالنَّهارِ إِذا جَلّاها

And the day, as it displays it.

وَاللَّيلِ إِذا يَغشاها

And the night, as it covers it.

وَالسَّماءِ وَما بَناها

And the sky, and He who built it.

وَالأَرضِ وَما طَحاها

And the earth, and He who spread it out.

فَأَلهَمَها فُجورَها وَتَقواها

Then He inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness.

قَد أَفلَحَ مَن زَكّاها

Successful is the one who purifies it.

وَقَد خابَ مَن دَسّاها

And doomed is the one who taints it.

كَذَّبَت ثَمودُ بِطَغواها

Thamud, in their transgression, denied.

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشقاها

When the most wretched amongst them was roused.