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N J Dawood 2014

Surah 91. The Sun (ash-Shams)

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1 The Sun
91:1 ›
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
N J Dawood 2014
BY THE sun and his midday brightness
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
91:2 ›
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
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by the moon, when she rises after him
Waalqamari itha talaha
91:3 ›
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
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by the day, when it reveals his splendour
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
91:4 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
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by the night, when it veils him
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
91:5 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
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By the heaven and Him that built it
Waalssama-i wama banaha
91:6 ›
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
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by the earth and Him that spread it
Waal-ardi wama tahaha
91:7 ›
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
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by the soul and Him that moulded it and inspired i
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
91:8 ›
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
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with knowledge of sin and piety
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
91:9 ›
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
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blessed shall be he that has kept it pure
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
91:10 ›
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
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and ruined he that has corrupted it
Waqad khaba man dassaha
91:11 ›
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
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In its presumptuous pride Thamūd denied their apostl
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
91:12 ›
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
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when its arch-sinner rose against him
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
91:13 ›
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
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God‘s apostle said: ‘This is God‘s own she-camel. Let her drink.‘
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
91:14 ›
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
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They disbelieved him, and hamstrung her. And for their sin their Lord let loose His scourge upon them and razed their city to the ground
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
91:15 ›
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
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He did not fear the consequences
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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