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91. Surah Ash-Shams, English Translation

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Read the complete Surah Ash-Shams with its English translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
91:1
والشمس وضحاها ١
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ
وَضُحَىٰهَا
١
By the sun and its brightness,
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91:2
والقمر اذا تلاها ٢
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ
إِذَا
تَلَىٰهَا
٢
and the moon as it follows it,1
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91:3
والنهار اذا جلاها ٣
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
إِذَا
جَلَّىٰهَا
٣
and the day as it unveils it,
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91:4
والليل اذا يغشاها ٤
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ٤
وَٱلَّيۡلِ
إِذَا
يَغۡشَىٰهَا
٤
and the night as it conceals it!
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91:5
والسماء وما بناها ٥
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ
وَمَا
بَنَىٰهَا
٥
And by heaven and ˹the One˺ Who built it,
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91:6
والارض وما طحاها ٦
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
وَمَا
طَحَىٰهَا
٦
and the earth and ˹the One˺ Who spread it!
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91:7
ونفس وما سواها ٧
وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧
وَنَفۡسٖ
وَمَا
سَوَّىٰهَا
٧
And by the soul and ˹the One˺ Who fashioned it,
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91:8
فالهمها فجورها وتقواها ٨
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا
فُجُورَهَا
وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
٨
then with ˹the knowledge of˺ right and wrong inspired it!
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91:9
قد افلح من زكاها ٩
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
قَدۡ
أَفۡلَحَ
مَن
زَكَّىٰهَا
٩
Successful indeed is the one who purifies their soul,
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91:10
وقد خاب من دساها ١٠
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠
وَقَدۡ
خَابَ
مَن
دَسَّىٰهَا
١٠
and doomed is the one who corrupts it!
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91:11
كذبت ثمود بطغواها ١١
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ١١
كَذَّبَتۡ
ثَمُودُ
بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
١١
Thamûd rejected ˹the truth˺ out of arrogance,
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91:12
اذ انبعث اشقاها ١٢
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ١٢
إِذِ
ٱنۢبَعَثَ
أَشۡقَىٰهَا
١٢
when the most wicked of them was roused ˹to kill the she-camel˺.
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91:13
فقال لهم رسول الله ناقة الله وسقياها ١٣
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ١٣
فَقَالَ
لَهُمۡ
رَسُولُ
ٱللَّهِ
نَاقَةَ
ٱللَّهِ
وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
١٣
But the messenger of Allah warned them, “˹Do not disturb˺ Allah’s camel and her ˹turn to˺ drink!”
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91:14
فكذبوه فعقروها فدمدم عليهم ربهم بذنبهم فسواها ١٤
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤
فَكَذَّبُوهُ
فَعَقَرُوهَا
فَدَمۡدَمَ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
رَبُّهُم
بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ
فَسَوَّىٰهَا
١٤
Still they defied him and slaughtered her. So their Lord crushed them for their crime, levelling all to the ground.1
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91:15
ولا يخاف عقباها ١٥
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ١٥
وَلَا
يَخَافُ
عُقۡبَٰهَا
١٥
He has no fear of consequences.
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