Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun)
Surah Ash-Shams in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ﴿1﴾
91:1 By the sun and its brightness
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وَٱلشَّمْسِ By the sun · وَضُحَىٰهَا and its brightness
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ﴿2﴾
91:2 And [by] the moon when it follows it
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وَٱلْقَمَرِ And the moon · إِذَا when · تَلَىٰهَا it follows it
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ﴿3﴾
91:3 And [by] the day when it displays it
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ And the day · إِذَا when · جَلَّىٰهَا it displays it
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ﴿4﴾
91:4 And [by] the night when it covers it
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وَٱلَّيْلِ And the night · إِذَا when · يَغْشَىٰهَا it covers it
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ﴿5﴾
91:5 And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ And the heaven · وَمَا and (He) Who · بَنَىٰهَا constructed it
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ﴿6﴾
91:6 And [by] the earth and He who spread it
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وَٱلْأَرْضِ And the earth · وَمَا and by (He) Who · طَحَىٰهَا spread it
وَنَفۡسࣲ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ﴿7﴾
91:7 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
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وَنَفْسٍۢ And (the) soul · وَمَا and (He) Who · سَوَّىٰهَا proportioned it
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ﴿8﴾
91:8 And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
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فَأَلْهَمَهَا And He inspired it · فُجُورَهَا (to distinguish) its wickedness · وَتَقْوَىٰهَا and its righteousness
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ﴿9﴾
91:9 He has succeeded who purifies it,
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قَدْ Indeed · أَفْلَحَ he succeeds · مَن who · زَكَّىٰهَا purifies it
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ﴿10﴾
91:10 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
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وَقَدْ And indeed · خَابَ he fails · مَن who · دَسَّىٰهَا buries it
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ﴿11﴾
91:11 Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
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كَذَّبَتْ Denied · ثَمُودُ Thamud · بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ by their transgression
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ﴿12﴾
91:12 When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
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إِذِ When · ٱنۢبَعَثَ (was) sent forth · أَشْقَىٰهَا (the) most wicked of them
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ﴿13﴾
91:13 And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
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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
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿14﴾
91:14 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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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
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا ﴿15﴾
91:15 And He does not fear the consequence thereof.
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وَلَا And not · يَخَافُ He fears · عُقْبَـٰهَا its consequences