Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun)

Verses

1. وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

   By the sun and his brightness

   91:1

2. وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

   And the moon when she followeth him

   91:2

3. وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

   And the day when it revealeth him

   91:3

4. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا

   And the night when it enshroudeth him

   91:4

5. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

   And the heaven and Him Who built it

   91:5

6. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

   And the earth and Him Who spread it

   91:6

7. وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

   And a soul and Him Who perfected it

   91:7

8. فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا

   And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it

   91:8

9. قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

   He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow

   91:9

10. وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it

    91:10

11. كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ

    (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride

    91:11

12. إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا

    When the basest of them broke forth

    91:12

13. فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا

    And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink

    91:13

14. فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings)

    91:14

15. وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا

    He dreadeth not the sequel (of events)

    91:15