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Surah Ash-Shams

Meccan 15 Ayahs Juz 1
الشمس

Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس) is chapter 91 of the Holy Quran — a Meccan surah of 15 verses (ayahs).

Bismillah
بِسْمِIn (the) namebis'miٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِthe Most Graciousl-raḥmāniٱلرَّحِيمِthe Most Mercifull-raḥīmi
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
91:1
وَٱلشَّمْسِBy the sunwal-shamsiوَضُحَىٰهَاand its brightnesswaḍuḥāhā١
By the sun and its brightness
91:2
وَٱلْقَمَرِAnd the moonwal-qamariإِذَاwhenidhāتَلَىٰهَاit follows ittalāhā٢
And [by] the moon when it follows it
91:3
وَٱلنَّهَارِAnd the daywal-nahāriإِذَاwhenidhāجَلَّىٰهَاit displays itjallāhā٣
And [by] the day when it displays it
91:4
وَٱلَّيْلِAnd the nightwa-al-layliإِذَاwhenidhāيَغْشَىٰهَاit covers ityaghshāhā٤
And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
91:5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِAnd the heavenwal-samāiوَمَاand (He) Whowamāبَنَىٰهَاconstructed itbanāhā٥
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
91:6
وَٱلْأَرْضِAnd the earthwal-arḍiوَمَاand by (He) Whowamāطَحَىٰهَاspread itṭaḥāhā٦
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
91:7
وَنَفْسٍۢAnd (the) soulwanafsinوَمَاand (He) Whowamāسَوَّىٰهَاproportioned itsawwāhā٧
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
91:8
فَأَلْهَمَهَاAnd He inspired itfa-alhamahāفُجُورَهَا(to distinguish) its wickednessfujūrahāوَتَقْوَىٰهَاand its righteousnesswataqwāhā٨
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
91:9
قَدْIndeedqadأَفْلَحَhe succeedsaflaḥaمَنwhomanزَكَّىٰهَاpurifies itzakkāhā٩
He has succeeded who purifies it,
91:10
وَقَدْAnd indeedwaqadخَابَhe failskhābaمَنwhomanدَسَّىٰهَاburies itdassāhā١٠
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
91:11
كَذَّبَتْDeniedkadhabatثَمُودُThamudthamūduبِطَغْوَىٰهَآby their transgressionbiṭaghwāhā١١
Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
91:12
إِذِWhenidhiٱنۢبَعَثَ(was) sent forthinbaʿathaأَشْقَىٰهَا(the) most wicked of themashqāhā١٢
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
91:13
فَقَالَBut saidfaqālaلَهُمْto themlahumرَسُولُ(the) Messengerrasūluٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiنَاقَةَ(It is the) she-camelnāqataٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahiوَسُقْيَـٰهَاand her drinkwasuq'yāhā١٣
And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُBut they denied himfakadhabūhuفَعَقَرُوهَاand they hamstrung herfaʿaqarūhāفَدَمْدَمَSo destroyedfadamdamaعَلَيْهِمْthemʿalayhimرَبُّهُمtheir Lordrabbuhumبِذَنۢبِهِمْfor their sinbidhanbihimفَسَوَّىٰهَاand leveled themfasawwāhā١٤
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].
91:15
وَلَاAnd notwalāيَخَافُHe fearsyakhāfuعُقْبَـٰهَاits consequencesʿuq'bāhā١٥
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.