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Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Surah 91. The Sun (ash-Shams)

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1 The Sun
91:1 ›
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
I swear by the sun and his broad light
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
91:2 ›
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and by the moon when she follows him
Waalqamari itha talaha
91:3 ›
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and by the day when it shows his brightness
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
91:4 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and by the night when it envelops him
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
91:5 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and by the sky, and the One who built it
Waalssama-i wama banaha
91:6 ›
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and by the earth, and the One who spread it
Waal-ardi wama tahaha
91:7 ›
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and by the soul, and the One who made it well
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
91:8 ›
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
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then inspired it with its (instincts of) evil and piety
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
91:9 ›
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
success is really attained by him who purifies it
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
91:10 ›
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and failure is really suffered by him who pollutes it
Waqad khaba man dassaha
91:11 ›
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
(The People of) Thamud denied the truth because of their transgression
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
91:12 ›
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
when rose up the one who was most wretched of them
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
91:13 ›
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So, the Messenger of Allah said to them, .Be careful of Allah‘s she-camel and her right to drink
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
91:14 ›
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
But they rejected him and killed her, so their Lord sent eradicating torment upon them because of their sin, and made it equal for all
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
91:15 ›
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
And He has no fear of its consequence
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
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Surah Info

Surah
The Sun
Verses
15
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
64

Themes in This Surah

Soul Purification Sun Destruction

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