Surah 91 · Meccan · 15 ayahs
الشمسAsh-Shams
The Sun
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
- 91:1
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun and its brightness
- 91:2
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And [by] the moon when it follows it
- 91:3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
- 91:4
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
And [by] the night when it covers it
- 91:5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
- 91:6
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
- 91:7
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
- 91:8
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness
- 91:9
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it
- 91:10
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]
- 91:11
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression
- 91:12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
When the most wretched of them was sent forth
- 91:13
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink
- 91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]
- 91:15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا
And He does not fear the consequence thereof
Arabic text: The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia. Translations via Tanzil.net and QuranEnc.