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Surah 91 · The Sun · Meccan · 15 verses

Ash-Shams

سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1Juz 30 · page 595

    وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

    (1) By the sun and its brightness

  2. 2Juz 30 · page 595

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

    (2) And [by] the moon when it follows it

  3. 3Juz 30 · page 595

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

    (3) And [by] the day when it displays it[1931]

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  4. 4Juz 30 · page 595

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

    (4) And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

  5. 5Juz 30 · page 595

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

    (5) And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

  6. 6Juz 30 · page 595

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    (6) And [by] the earth and He who spread it

  7. 7Juz 30 · page 595

    وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

    (7) And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it[1932]

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  8. 8Juz 30 · page 595

    فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

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

  9. 9Juz 30 · page 595

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

    (9) He has succeeded who purifies it,

  10. 10Juz 30 · page 595

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

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

  11. 11Juz 30 · page 595

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

    (11) Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

  12. 12Juz 30 · page 595

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    (12) When the most wretched of them was sent forth.[1933]

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  13. 13Juz 30 · page 595

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

    (13) 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."

  14. 14Juz 30 · page 595

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    (14) But they denied him and hamstrung[1934] her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

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  15. 15Juz 30 · page 595

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

    (15) And He does not fear the consequence thereof.[1935]

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