بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ﴿1﴾
(1) By the sun and its brightness
91:1
91. Ash-Shams
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (Uthmani script, Hafs narration). Translation: Saheeh International (Noor International Center), via QuranEnc.com. Source details
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ﴿2﴾
(2) And [by] the moon when it follows it
91:2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ﴿3﴾
(3) And [by] the day when it displays it[1931]
Translation notes
[1931]- The earth. Also interpreted as the sun. The same applies to the following verse.
91:3
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ﴿4﴾
(4) And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
91:4
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ﴿5﴾
(5) And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
91:5
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ﴿6﴾
(6) And [by] the earth and He who spread it
91:6
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ﴿7﴾
(7) And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it[1932]
Translation notes
[1932]- i.e., balanced and refined it, creating in it sound tendencies and consciousness.
91:7
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ﴿8﴾
(8) And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
91:8
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ﴿9﴾
(9) He has succeeded who purifies it,
91:9
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ﴿10﴾
(10) And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
91:10
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ﴿11﴾
(11) Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
91:11
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿12﴾
(12) When the most wretched of them was sent forth.[1933]
Translation notes
[1933]- To hamstring the she-camel which had been sent by Allāh as a sign to them.
91:12
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا ﴿13﴾
(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."
91:13
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿14﴾
(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].
Translation notes
[1934]- And then killed.
91:14
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا ﴿15﴾
(15) And He does not fear the consequence thereof.[1935]
Translation notes
[1935]- Allāh is not asked about what He does, but His servants will be asked. See 21:23.
91:15