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Ash-Shams

الشمس

Meccan · 15 verses · Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall

Arabic text: Uthmani script, verified against an independent source. NUR never alters the Quranic text.

  1. 91:1

    وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

    By the sun and his brightness

  2. 91:2

    وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

    And the moon when she followeth him

  3. 91:3

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

    And the day when it revealeth him

  4. 91:4

    وَٱلَّیۡلِ إِذَا یَغۡشَىٰهَا

    And the night when it enshroudeth him

  5. 91:5

    وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

    And the heaven and Him Who built it

  6. 91:6

    وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    And the earth and Him Who spread it

  7. 91:7

    وَنَفۡسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

    And a soul and Him Who perfected it

  8. 91:8

    فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا

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

  9. 91:9

    قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

    He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow

  10. 91:10

    وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it

  11. 91:11

    كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَاۤ

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

  12. 91:12

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا

    When the basest of them broke forth

  13. 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

  14. 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)

  15. 91:15

    وَلَا یَخَافُ عُقۡبَـٰهَا

    He dreadeth not the sequel (of events)