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Ash-Shams Translation of meanings

Surah 91 · 15 verses · Meccan · Juz 30

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ۝١

By the sun and its brightness,
2

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ۝٢

and by the moon as it follows it[1],
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[1] i.e., appears after the sun disappears.
3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ۝٣

and by the day as it displays it[2],
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[2] i.e., the earth or the sun.
4

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ۝٤

and by the night as it covers it[3],
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[3] i.e., the earth or the sun.
5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ۝٥

and by the sky and how He made it,
6

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ۝٦

and by the earth and how He spread it,
7

وَنَفۡسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ۝٧

and by the soul and how He fashioned it[4],
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[4] By sound natural disposition.
8

فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ۝٨

then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,
9

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ۝٩

Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,
10

وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ۝١٠

and he who corrupts it will be doomed.
11

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ۝١١

Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,
12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ۝١٢

when the most wretched among them rose[5].
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[5] To kill the camel that Allah sent as a miracle to them.
13

فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ۝١٣

Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”
14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ۝١٤

Yet they rejected him and hamstrung her[6]. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled them to the ground.
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[6] And then killed her.
15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا ۝١٥

And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[7].
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[7] Allah is not asked for what He does, but His slaves will be asked. See 21:23