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Ash-Shams is a meccan surah with 15 verses. Use Reading View, Study View, and AI-powered surah summaries to explore the chapter in more depth.
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Ash-Shams
Chapter 91 - The Sun - 15 verses
سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ
About Ash-Shams
The Sun • Meccan • 15 verses
Verse 1
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa
Translation
By the sun and its brightness
Verse 2
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wal qamari izaa talaa haa
Translation
And [by] the moon when it follows it
Verse 3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa
Translation
And [by] the day when it displays it
Verse 4
وَٱلَّیۡلِ إِذَا یَغۡشَىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa
Translation
And [by] the night when it covers it
Verse 5
وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa
Translation
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
Verse 6
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa
Translation
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
Verse 7
وَنَفۡسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa
Translation
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Verse 8
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa
Translation
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Verse 9
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa
Translation
He has succeeded who purifies it,
Verse 10
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa
Translation
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Verse 11
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَاۤ
Pronunciation
Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa
Translation
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
Verse 12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa
Translation
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
Verse 13
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡیَـٰهَا
Pronunciation
Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa
Translation
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
Verse 14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Pronunciation
Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa
Translation
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 15
وَلَا یَخَافُ عُقۡبَـٰهَا
Pronunciation
Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa
Translation
And He does not fear the consequence of it.
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