Surah 91 · Meccan

Surah Ash-Shams

The Sun · 15 ayahs · translation by Pickthall

سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ

Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Ash-Shams · 15 ayahs

91:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

By the sun and his brightness,

91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

And the moon when she followeth him,

91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

And the day when it revealeth him,

91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

And the night when it enshroudeth him,

91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

And the earth and Him Who spread it,

91:7

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

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

91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

91:10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

91:11

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

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

91:12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

When the basest of them broke forth

91:13

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

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

91:14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

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

91:15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).