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The Qurʾān

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Sūrah 91

ash-Shams

The Sun · 15 verses
Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥeem
  1. 1By the sun and its brightnessوَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
  2. 2And [by] the moon when it follows itوَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
  3. 3And [by] the day when it displays itوَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
  4. 4And [by] the night when it covers itوَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
  5. 5And [by] the sky and He who constructed itوَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
  6. 6And [by] the earth and He who spread itوَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
  7. 7And [by] the soul and He who proportioned itوَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
  8. 8And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousnessفَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
  9. 9He has succeeded who purifies itقَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
  10. 10And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
  11. 11Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgressionكَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
  12. 12When the most wretched of them was sent forthإِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
  13. 13And the messenger of Allāh [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drinkفَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
  14. 14But 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]فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
  15. 15And He does not fear the consequence thereofوَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا