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الشَّمْس

Sher Ali

Surah 91. The Sun (ash-Shams)

15 verses Meccan
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1 The Sun
91:1 ›
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
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By the sun and its brightness
Waalshshamsi waduhaha
91:2 ›
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
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And by the moon when it follows the sun
Waalqamari itha talaha
91:3 ›
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
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And by the day when it reveals the sun's glory
Waalnnahari itha jallaha
91:4 ›
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
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And by the night when it draws a veil over the light of the sun
Waallayli itha yaghshaha
91:5 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
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And by the heaven and its wonderful structure
Waalssama-i wama banaha
91:6 ›
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
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And by the earth and its expanse
Waal-ardi wama tahaha
91:7 ›
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
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And by the soul and its perfection
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
91:8 ›
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
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And HE revealed to it the ways of evil and the ways of righteousness
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
91:9 ›
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّاهَا
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He, indeed, prospers who purifies it
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
91:10 ›
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّاهَا
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And he is ruined who corrupts it
Waqad khaba man dassaha
91:11 ›
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
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The tribe of Thamud rejected the Divine Messenger because of their rebelliousness
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
91:12 ›
إِذِ انبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
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When the most wretched among them got up
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
91:13 ›
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
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Then the Messenger of ALLAH said, `Leave alone the she-camel of ALLAH and obstruct not her drink.
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
91:14 ›
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
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But they called him a liar and hamstrung her, so their Lord destroyed them completely because of their sin, and made destruction overtake all of them alike
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
91:15 ›
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
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And HE cared not for the consequences thereof
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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