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Surah Ash-Shams

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الشمس

The Sun • 15 verses • meccan

Ayah 1Verse 1

وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

By the sun and its brightness

Ayah 2Verse 2

وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

And [by] the moon when it follows it

Ayah 3Verse 3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

And [by] the day when it displays it

Ayah 4Verse 4

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا

And [by] the night when it covers it

Ayah 5Verse 5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

Ayah 6Verse 6

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

Ayah 7Verse 7

وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

Ayah 8Verse 8

فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness

Ayah 9Verse 9

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

He has succeeded who purifies it

Ayah 10Verse 10

وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]

Ayah 11Verse 11

كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression

Ayah 12Verse 12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا

When the most wretched of them was sent forth

Ayah 13Verse 13

فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink

Ayah 14Verse 14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

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]

Ayah 15Verse 15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا

And He does not fear the consequence thereof