Ash-Shams
الشمس
Meccan · 15 verses · Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Arabic text: Uthmani script, verified against an independent source. NUR never alters the Quranic text.
- 91:1
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun and his brightness
- 91:2
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And the moon when she followeth him
- 91:3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And the day when it revealeth him
- 91:4
وَٱلَّیۡلِ إِذَا یَغۡشَىٰهَا
And the night when it enshroudeth him
- 91:5
وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And the heaven and Him Who built it
- 91:6
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And the earth and Him Who spread it
- 91:7
وَنَفۡسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
- 91:8
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it
- 91:9
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow
- 91:10
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it
- 91:11
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَاۤ
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride
- 91:12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
When the basest of them broke forth
- 91:13
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡیَـٰهَا
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink
- 91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَیۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings)
- 91:15
وَلَا یَخَافُ عُقۡبَـٰهَا
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events)