Surah Ash-Shams الشمس

Chapter 91 of the Quran · 15 verses · Meccan · Arabic text in the Hafs reading

Arabic text (الشمس)

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ۝١ وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ۝٢ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ۝٣ وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ۝٤ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ۝٥ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ۝٦ وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ۝٧ فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ۝٨ قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ۝٩ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ۝١٠ كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ۝١١ إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ۝١٢ فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ۝١٣ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ۝١٤ وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا ۝١٥

English translation

1By the sun and its radiance.

2And the moon as it follows it.

3And the day as it reveals it.

4And the night as it conceals it.

5And the sky and He who built it.

6And the earth and He who spread it.

7And the soul and He who proportioned it.

8And inspired it with its wickedness and its righteousness.

9Successful is he who purifies it.

10Failing is he who corrupts it.

11Thamood denied in its pride.

12When it followed its most wicked.

13The messenger of Allah said to them, “This is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink.”

14But they called him a liar, and hamstrung her. So their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled it.

15And He does not fear its sequel.

Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com