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91. Ash-Shams

الشَّمۡسِ · The Sun · 15 ayat · Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Ash-Shams 91:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا1

By the sun and its brightness

Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

Ash-Shams 91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا2

And [by] the moon when it follows it

Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

Ash-Shams 91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا3

And [by] the day when it displays it

Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

Ash-Shams 91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا4

And [by] the night when it covers it

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

Ash-Shams 91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا5

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا6

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:7

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا7

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا8

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا9

He has succeeded who purifies it,

Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا10

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:11

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ11

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

Ash-Shams 91:12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا12

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:13

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا13

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

Ash-Shams 91:14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا14

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].

Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

Ash-Shams 91:15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا15

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

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