Ash-Shams

سورة الشمس

Surah 91 · Meccan · 15 verses

91:1Juz 30 · p. 595

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا1

(1) By the sun and its brightness
91:2Juz 30 · p. 595

وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا2

(2) And [by] the moon when it follows it
91:3Juz 30 · p. 595

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا3

(3) And [by] the day when it displays it[1931]
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[1931]- The earth. Also interpreted as the sun. The same applies to the following verse.
91:4Juz 30 · p. 595

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا4

(4) And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
91:5Juz 30 · p. 595

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا5

(5) And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
91:6Juz 30 · p. 595

وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا6

(6) And [by] the earth and He who spread it
91:7Juz 30 · p. 595

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا7

(7) And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it[1932]
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[1932]- i.e., balanced and refined it, creating in it sound tendencies and consciousness.
91:8Juz 30 · p. 595

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا8

(8) And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
91:9Juz 30 · p. 595

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا9

(9) He has succeeded who purifies it,
91:10Juz 30 · p. 595

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا10

(10) And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
91:11Juz 30 · p. 595

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا11

(11) Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
91:12Juz 30 · p. 595

إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا12

(12) When the most wretched of them was sent forth.[1933]
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[1933]- To hamstring the she-camel which had been sent by Allāh as a sign to them.
91:13Juz 30 · p. 595

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا13

(13) And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
91:14Juz 30 · p. 595

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا14

(14) But they denied him and hamstrung[1934] her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
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[1934]- And then killed.
91:15Juz 30 · p. 595

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا15

(15) And He does not fear the consequence thereof.[1935]
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[1935]- Allāh is not asked about what He does, but His servants will be asked. See 21:23

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