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Surah 91 · 15 ayat

Ash-Shams

The Sun

الشمس

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

91:1

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

MeaningBy the sun and his brightness,

91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

MeaningAnd the moon when she followeth him,

91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

MeaningAnd the day when it revealeth him,

91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

MeaningAnd the night when it enshroudeth him,

91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

MeaningAnd the heaven and Him Who built it,

91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

MeaningAnd the earth and Him Who spread it,

91:7

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

MeaningAnd a soul and Him Who perfected it

91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

MeaningAnd inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

MeaningHe is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

91:10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

MeaningAnd he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

91:11

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Meaning(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

91:12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

MeaningWhen the basest of them broke forth

91:13

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

MeaningAnd the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

91:14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

MeaningBut they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and razed (their dwellings).

91:15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

MeaningHe dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

Sources & credits

Arabic source: Tanzil Quran Text 1.1. Verbatim Uthmani source text, used under CC BY 3.0. Check Tanzil for source updates.

Default English meaning: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930). The translation is presented separately from the Qur’an Arabic.

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