وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ
3. And [by] the father and that which was born [of him],
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
1. By the sun and its brightness
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
2. And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
3. And [by] the day when it displays it
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
4. And [by] the night when it covers it
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
5. And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
6. And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
7. And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
1. By the night when it covers
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
2. And [by] the day when it appears
