Surah Ash-Shams - The Sun

Chapter 91 Meccan 15 Ayahs

سورة الشمس

Ash-Shams - The Sun

Meccan • 15 Ayahs

سورة الشمس

Ayahs of Surah Ash-Shams

Ayah 1 of Ash-Shams 91:1

Arabic Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

Translation

By the sun and its brightness

Ayah 2 of Ash-Shams 91:2

Arabic Text

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

Translation

And [by] the moon when it follows it

Ayah 3 of Ash-Shams 91:3

Arabic Text

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

Translation

And [by] the day when it displays it

Ayah 4 of Ash-Shams 91:4

Arabic Text

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

Translation

And [by] the night when it covers it

Ayah 5 of Ash-Shams 91:5

Arabic Text

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

Translation

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

Ayah 6 of Ash-Shams 91:6

Arabic Text

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

Translation

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

Ayah 7 of Ash-Shams 91:7

Arabic Text

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

Translation

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

Ayah 8 of Ash-Shams 91:8

Arabic Text

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

Transliteration

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

Translation

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

Ayah 9 of Ash-Shams 91:9

Arabic Text

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Transliteration

Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

Translation

He has succeeded who purifies it,

Ayah 10 of Ash-Shams 91:10

Arabic Text

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

Transliteration

Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

Translation

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

Ayah 11 of Ash-Shams 91:11

Arabic Text

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Transliteration

Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

Translation

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

Ayah 12 of Ash-Shams 91:12

Arabic Text

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

Transliteration

Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

Translation

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

Ayah 13 of Ash-Shams 91:13

Arabic Text

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

Transliteration

Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

Translation

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

Ayah 14 of Ash-Shams 91:14

Arabic Text

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration

Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

Translation

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].

Ayah 15 of Ash-Shams 91:15

Arabic Text

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

Transliteration

Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

Translation

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.