وَٱلشَّمْسِ By the sun وَضُحَىٰهَا and its brightness ١
By the sun and its brightness
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91. Surah Ash-Shams
The Sun · Makki · 15 Ayahs
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلْقَمَرِ And the moon إِذَا when تَلَىٰهَا it follows it ٢
And [by] the moon when it follows it
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ And the day إِذَا when جَلَّىٰهَا it displays it ٣
And [by] the day when it displays it
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وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night إِذَا when يَغْشَىٰهَا it covers it ٤
And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ And the heaven وَمَا and (He) Who بَنَىٰهَا constructed it ٥
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
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وَٱلْأَرْضِ And the earth وَمَا and by (He) Who طَحَىٰهَا spread it ٦
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
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وَنَفْسٍۢ And (the) soul وَمَا and (He) Who سَوَّىٰهَا proportioned it ٧
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
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فَأَلْهَمَهَا And He inspired it فُجُورَهَا (to distinguish) its wickedness وَتَقْوَىٰهَا and its righteousness ٨
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
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قَدْ Indeed أَفْلَحَ he succeeds مَن who زَكَّىٰهَا purifies it ٩
He has succeeded who purifies it,
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وَقَدْ And indeed خَابَ he fails مَن who دَسَّىٰهَا buries it ١٠
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
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كَذَّبَتْ Denied ثَمُودُ Thamud بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ by their transgression ١١
Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
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إِذِ When ٱنۢبَعَثَ (was) sent forth أَشْقَىٰهَا (the) most wicked of them ١٢
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
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فَقَالَ But said لَهُمْ to them رَسُولُ (the) Messenger ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah نَاقَةَ (It is the) she-camel ٱللَّهِ (of) Allah وَسُقْيَـٰهَا and her drink ١٣
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."
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ But they denied him فَعَقَرُوهَا and they hamstrung her فَدَمْدَمَ So destroyed عَلَيْهِمْ them رَبُّهُم their Lord بِذَنۢبِهِمْ for their sin فَسَوَّىٰهَا and leveled them ١٤
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].
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وَلَا And not يَخَافُ He fears عُقْبَـٰهَا its consequences ١٥
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
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