بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلشَّمْسِوَضُحَىٰهَا١
Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa
By the sun and its brightness
وَٱلْقَمَرِإِذَاتَلَىٰهَا٢
Wal qamari izaa talaa haa
And [by] the moon when it follows it
وَٱلنَّهَارِإِذَاجَلَّىٰهَا٣
Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa
And [by] the day when it displays it
وَٱلَّيْلِإِذَايَغْشَىٰهَا٤
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa
And [by] the night when it covers it
وَٱلسَّمَآءِوَمَابَنَىٰهَا٥
Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
وَٱلْأَرْضِوَمَاطَحَىٰهَا٦
Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
وَنَفْسٍۢوَمَاسَوَّىٰهَا٧
Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
فَأَلْهَمَهَافُجُورَهَاوَتَقْوَىٰهَا٨
Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
قَدْأَفْلَحَمَنزَكَّىٰهَا٩
Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa
He has succeeded who purifies it,
وَقَدْخَابَمَندَسَّىٰهَا١٠
Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
كَذَّبَتْثَمُودُبِطَغْوَىٰهَآ١١
Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa
Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
إِذِٱنۢبَعَثَأَشْقَىٰهَا١٢
Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
فَقَالَلَهُمْرَسُولُٱللَّهِنَاقَةَٱللَّهِوَسُقْيَـٰهَا١٣
Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa
And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
فَكَذَّبُوهُفَعَقَرُوهَافَدَمْدَمَعَلَيْهِمْرَبُّهُمبِذَنۢبِهِمْفَسَوَّىٰهَا١٤
Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa
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].
وَلَايَخَافُعُقْبَـٰهَا١٥
Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
Surah Ash-Shams (Arabic: سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ) is the 91th chapter of the Holy Qur'an. It consists of 15 verses and was revealed in Meccan.
This page provides the complete Surah Ash-Shams in Arabic Uthmani script, clear English transliteration for pronunciation guidance, Saheeh International English translation, and interactive word-by-word audio recitation.
The English name translation of Surah Ash-Shams is "The Sun".
Surah Ash-Shams is a Meccan surah.
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