91. Surah Ash-Shams
The Sun
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا Arabic
By the sun in its morning brightness English - Abdel Haleem
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا Arabic
And by the moon as it follows it, English - Abdel Haleem
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا Arabic
By the day as it displays the sun’s glory English - Abdel Haleem
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا Arabic
And by the night as it conceals it, English - Abdel Haleem
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا Arabic
By the sky and how He built it English - Abdel Haleem
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا Arabic
And by the earth and how He spread it, English - Abdel Haleem
وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا Arabic
By the soul and how He formed it English - Abdel Haleem
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا Arabic
And inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety! English - Abdel Haleem
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا Arabic
The one who purifies his soul succeeds English - Abdel Haleem
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا Arabic
And the one who corrupts it fails. English - Abdel Haleem
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ Arabic
In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar, English - Abdel Haleem
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا Arabic
When the most wicked man among them rose [against him]. English - Abdel Haleem
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا Arabic
The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’ English - Abdel Haleem
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا Arabic
But they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them. English - Abdel Haleem
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا Arabic
He did not hesitate to punish them. English - Abdel Haleem