Surah 91

Surah Ash-Shams

Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun) is chapter 91 of the Holy Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 15 verses. Read the full surah below in Arabic with its translation.

Meccan15 Versesسُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Translation
  1. 91:1

    وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١

    By the sun and its brightness

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  2. 91:2

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢

    and the moon as it follows it

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  3. 91:3

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣

    and the day as it unveils it

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  4. 91:4

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ٤

    and the night as it conceals it

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  5. 91:5

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥

    And by heaven and ˹the One˺ Who built it

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  6. 91:6

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦

    and the earth and ˹the One˺ Who spread it

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  7. 91:7

    وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧

    And by the soul and ˹the One˺ Who fashioned it

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  8. 91:8

    فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨

    then with ˹the knowledge of˺ right and wrong inspired it

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  9. 91:9

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩

    Successful indeed is the one who purifies their soul

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  10. 91:10

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠

    and doomed is the one who corrupts it

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  11. 91:11

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ١١

    Thamûd rejected ˹the truth˺ out of arrogance

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  12. 91:12

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ١٢

    when the most wicked of them was roused ˹to kill the she-camel˺

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  13. 91:13

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ١٣

    But the messenger of Allah warned them, “˹Do not disturb˺ Allah’s camel and her ˹turn to˺ drink!”

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  14. 91:14

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤

    Still they defied him and slaughtered her. So their Lord crushed them for their crime, levelling all to the ground

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  15. 91:15

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ١٥

    He has no fear of consequences

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