Ash-Shams

Demi matahari dan cahayanya di pagi hari,

CONSIDER the sun and its radiant brightness,

dan bulan apabila mengiringinya,

and the moon as it reflects the sun!

dan siang apabila menampakkannya,

Consider the day as it reveals the world,

dan malam apabila menutupinya,

and the night as it veils it darkly!

dan langit serta pembinaannya,

Consider the sky and its wondrous make,

dan bumi serta penghamparannya,

and the earth and all its expanse!

dan jiwa serta penyempurnaannya (ciptaannya),

Consider the human self, and how it is formed in accordance with what it is meant to be,

maka Allah mengilhamkan kepada jiwa itu (jalan) kefasikan dan ketakwaannya.

and how it is imbued with moral failings as well as with consciousness of God!

sesungguhnya beruntunglah orang yang mensucikan jiwa itu,

To a happy state shall indeed attain he who causes this [self] to grow in purity,

dan sesungguhnya merugilah orang yang mengotorinya.

and truly lost is he who buries it [in darkness].

(Kaum) Tsamud telah mendustakan (rasulnya) karena mereka melampaui batas,

TO [THIS] TRUTH gave the lie, in their overweening arrogance, [the tribe of] Thamud,

ketika bangkit orang yang paling celaka di antara mereka,

when that most hapless wretch from among them rushed forward [to commit his evil deed],

lalu Rasul Allah (Saleh) berkata kepada mereka: ("Biarkanlah) unta betina Allah dan minumannya".

although God's apostle had told them, "It is a she-camel belonging to God, so let her drink [and do her no harm]!"

Lalu mereka mendustakannya dan menyembelih unta itu, maka Tuhan mereka membinasakan mereka disebabkan dosa mereka, lalu Allah menyama-ratakan mereka (dengan tanah),

But they gave him the lie, and cruelly slaughtered her - whereupon their Sustainer visited them with utter destruction for this their sin, destroying them all alike:

dan Allah tidak takut terhadap akibat tindakan-Nya itu.

for none [of them] had any fear of what might befall them.