بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
By the sun and his brightness,
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SURAH 91 · 15 AYAHS · MECCAN
Ash-Shams
The Sun
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وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢
And the moon when she followeth him,
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣
And the day when it revealeth him,
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ٤
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
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وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
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وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
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فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
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قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
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وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ١١
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
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إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ١٢
When the basest of them broke forth
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فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ١٣
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!
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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and razed (their dwellings).
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وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ١٥
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
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