Surah 91
الشمسAsh-Shams
The Sun · 15 verses · 54 words
بِسْمِIn (the) nameاللهِ(of) Allahالرَّحْمَٰنِthe Most Graciousالرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful
وَالشَّمْسِBy the sunوَضُحَاهَاand its brightness
By the sun and its brightness
وَالْقَمَرِAnd the moonإِذَاwhenتَلَاهَاit follows it
And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَالنَّهَارِAnd the dayإِذَاwhenجَلَّاهَاit displays it
And [by] the day when it displays it
وَالَّيْلِAnd the nightإِذَاwhenيَغْشَاهَاit covers it
And [by] the night when it covers it
وَالسَّمَآءِAnd the heavenوَمَاand (He) Whoبَنَاهَاconstructed it
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَالْأَرْضِAnd the earthوَمَاand by (He) Whoطَحَاهَاspread it
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَنَفْسٍAnd (the) soulوَمَاand (He) Whoسَوَّىٰهَاproportioned it
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
فَأَلْهَمَهَاAnd He inspired itفُجُورَهَا(to distinguish) its wickednessوَتَقْوَاهَاand its righteousness
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness
قَدْIndeedأَفْلَحَhe succeedsمَنwhoزَكَّاهَاpurifies it
He has succeeded who purifies it
وَقَدْAnd indeedخَابَhe failsمَنwhoدَسَّاهَاburies it
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]
كَذَّبَتْDeniedثَمُودُThamudبِطَغْوَاهَآby their transgression
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression
إِذِWhenانۢبَعَثَ(was) sent forthأَشْقَاهَا(the) most wicked of them
When the most wretched of them was sent forth
فَقَالَBut saidلَهُمْto themرَسُولُ(the) Messengerاللهِ(of) Allahنَاقَةَ(It is the) she-camelاللهِ(of) Allahوَسُقْيَاهَاand her drink
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink
فَكَذَّبُوهُBut they denied himفَعَقَرُوهَاand they hamstrung herفَدَمْدَمَSo destroyedعَلَيْهِمْthemرَبُّهُمtheir Lordبِذَنبِهِمْfor their sinفَسَوَّاهَاand leveled them
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]
وَلَاAnd notيَخَافُHe fearsعُقْبَاهَاits consequences
And He does not fear the consequence thereof