Surah Shams, Chapter 91
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Verses 1 – 15
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا {1}
1. I swear by the sun (Mohammad) and its illumination (guidance).
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا {2}
2. And I swear by the moon (Ali) when he succeeds.
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا {3}
3. I swear by the day which is lit up (by the sun).
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا {4}
4. I swear by the night1 when it hides2 diffusing guidance.
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا {5}
5. And I swear by the heavens and their architect.
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا {6}
6. And I swear by Earth and its spreader.
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا {7}
7. And I swear by the spirit who created it pure.
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا {8}
8. Verily did I declare (unto man) ills and piety to which it (spirit) is subject.3
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا {9}
9. Verily did he attain salvation (who ruled his passion and) kept thereby pure his spirit.
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا {10}
10. And verily was he unsuccessful who was ruled by his passion.4
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا {11}
11. The tribe of Thamud falsified its prophet, Salih, under transgression.
إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا {12}
12. When the cursed ring leader rose among them.5
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا {13}
13. When the Divine Prophet Salih warned them6 “This is a Divine camel and let her have her share of water.
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا {14}
14. They falsified him and cut out her udders, whereupon their Creator, under wrath, sent them punishment, razing them to ground level.
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا {15}
15. What do they (Meccans) not even now fear God, Divine punishment 9for their evil deeds to Divine Lights)?
Moral
Clear.
- 1. by tyrannical leader
- 2. the Divine Light
- 3. Under human rule, i.e. rule your passions, else they shall rule you.
- 4. E.g. immediate succession of the Prophet by breaching fealty to Ali.
- 5. To perpetuate the crime.
- 6. Kidar ibgn Salif, prototype and his companions whom followed ibn Mulgim in Islam.