Surah The Sun (ash-Shams) – Parallel Quran

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1. The Sun 91:1–15

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

1 The Sun

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا

By the sun in its morning brightnes

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا

and by the moon as it follows it

Waalqamari itha talaha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا

by the day as it displays the sun’s glor

Waalnnahari itha jallaha

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا

and by the night as it conceals it

Waallayli itha yaghshaha

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا

by the sky and how He built i

Waalssama-i wama banaha

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا

and by the earth and how He spread it

Waal-ardi wama tahaha

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

by the soul and how He formed i

Wanafsin wama sawwaha

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا

and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety

Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا

The one who purifies his soul succeed

Qad aflaha man zakkaha

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا

and the one who corrupts it fails

Waqad khaba man dassaha

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا

In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar

Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا

when the most wicked man among them rose [against him]

Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا

The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’

Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا

but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them

Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا

He did not hesitate to punish them

Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

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Soul Purification Sun Destruction

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Verses: 15
Revelation: Meccan
Juz: 30

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