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Surah 91 · 15 verses

Surah Ash-Shams

سورة الشمس

The Sun. Read the complete surah, listen to its recitation or choose a short range to repeat.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

91:1Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

By the sun and its radiance.

91:2Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

And the moon as it follows it.

91:3Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

And the day as it reveals it.

91:4Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

And the night as it conceals it.

91:5Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

And the sky and He who built it.

91:6Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

And the earth and He who spread it.

91:7Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And the soul and He who proportioned it.

91:8Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

And inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness.

91:9Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Successful is he who purifies it.

91:10Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

Failing is he who corrupts it.

91:11Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Thamood denied in its pride.

91:12Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

When it followed its most wicked.

91:13Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

The messenger of God said to them, “This is the she-camel of God, so let her drink.”

91:14Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

But they called him a liar, and hamstrung her. So their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled it.

91:15Juz 30 · Madinah page 595

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

And He does not fear its sequel.

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