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Surah 91

الشمسAsh-Shams

The Sun · 15 verses · 54 words

Bismillah
بِسْمِIn (the) nameاللهِ(of) Allahالرَّحْمَٰنِthe Most Graciousالرَّحِيمِthe Most Merciful
91:1
وَالشَّمْسِBy the sunوَضُحَاهَاand its brightness

By the sun and its brightness

91:2
وَالْقَمَرِAnd the moonإِذَاwhenتَلَاهَاit follows it

And [by] the moon when it follows it

91:3
وَالنَّهَارِAnd the dayإِذَاwhenجَلَّاهَاit displays it

And [by] the day when it displays it

91:4
وَالَّيْلِAnd the nightإِذَاwhenيَغْشَاهَاit covers it

And [by] the night when it covers it

91:5
وَالسَّمَآءِAnd the heavenوَمَاand (He) Whoبَنَاهَاconstructed it

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

91:6
وَالْأَرْضِAnd the earthوَمَاand by (He) Whoطَحَاهَاspread it

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

91:7
وَنَفْسٍAnd (the) soulوَمَاand (He) Whoسَوَّىٰهَاproportioned it

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

91:8
فَأَلْهَمَهَاAnd He inspired itفُجُورَهَا(to distinguish) its wickednessوَتَقْوَاهَاand its righteousness

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

91:9
قَدْIndeedأَفْلَحَhe succeedsمَنwhoزَكَّاهَاpurifies it

He has succeeded who purifies it

91:10
وَقَدْAnd indeedخَابَhe failsمَنwhoدَسَّاهَاburies it

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]

91:11
كَذَّبَتْDeniedثَمُودُThamudبِطَغْوَاهَآby their transgression

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression

91:12
إِذِWhenانۢبَعَثَ(was) sent forthأَشْقَاهَا(the) most wicked of them

When the most wretched of them was sent forth

91:13
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

91:14
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]

91:15
وَلَاAnd notيَخَافُHe fearsعُقْبَاهَاits consequences

And He does not fear the consequence thereof