Surah 91 · verse 12
Ash-Shams 91:12
Sign in to listenإِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
idhi inba'atha ashqaha
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it,
Verse 10وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Verse 11كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
Verse 14فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
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].
Verse 15وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
