Surah Ash-Shams

Verse 91:1

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحٰىهَا ۟

Wash-Shamsi wa-ḍuḥaa-haa;

By the sun and its brightness,

Verse 91:2

وَالْقَمَرِ اِذَا تَلٰىهَا ۟

Wal-Q̣amari ʹiẓaa talaaha;

and the moon as it follows it,

Verse 91:3

وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا جَلّٰىهَا ۟

Wan-Nahaari ʹiẓaa jallaahaa,

and the day as it unveils it,

Verse 91:4

وَالَّیْلِ اِذَا یَغْشٰىهَا ۟

Wal-Layli ʹiẓaa yag̣shaahaa;

and the night as it conceals it!

Verse 91:5

وَالسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنٰىهَا ۟

Wassamaaaʹi wa-maa banaahaa;

And by heaven and ˹the One˺ Who built it,

Verse 91:6

وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا طَحٰىهَا ۟

Wal-ʹArḍi wa-maa ṭaḥaahaa;

and the earth and ˹the One˺ Who spread it!

Verse 91:7

وَنَفْسٍ وَّمَا سَوّٰىهَا ۟

Wa-nafsiñw Wamaa sawwaahaa;

And by the soul and ˹the One˺ Who fashioned it,

Verse 91:8

فَاَلْهَمَهَا فُجُوْرَهَا وَتَقْوٰىهَا ۟

Faʹalhamahaa fujoorahaa wa-taq̣waahaa;―

then with ˹the knowledge of˺ right and wrong inspired it!

Verse 91:9

قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكّٰىهَا ۟

Q̣ad ʹaflaḥa mañ zakkaahaa,

Successful indeed is the one who purifies their soul,

Verse 91:10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسّٰىهَا ۟ؕ

Wa-q̣ad khaaba mañ dassaahaa.

and doomed is the one who corrupts it!

Verse 91:11

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُوْدُ بِطَغْوٰىهَاۤ ۟

Kaẓẓabat S̤amoodu biṭag̣waahaa.

Thamûd rejected ˹the truth˺ out of arrogance,

Verse 91:12

اِذِ انْۢبَعَثَ اَشْقٰىهَا ۟

ʹIẓim baʻas̤a ʹashq̣aahaa,

when the most wicked of them was roused ˹to kill the she-camel˺.

Verse 91:13

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُوْلُ اللّٰهِ نَاقَةَ اللّٰهِ وَسُقْیٰهَا ۟ؕ

Faq̣aala lahum Rasoolul laahi Naaq̣atal laahi wa-suq̣yaahaa!

But the messenger of Allah warned them, “˹Do not disturb˺ Allah’s camel and her ˹turn to˺ drink!”

Verse 91:14

فَكَذَّبُوْهُ فَعَقَرُوْهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَیْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْۢبِهِمْ فَسَوّٰىهَا ۟

Fakaẓẓaboohu faʻaq̣aroohaa. Fadamdama ʻalayhim Rabbuhum̃ biẓambihim fasawwaahaa!

Still they defied him and slaughtered her. So their Lord crushed them for their crime, levelling all to the ground.

Verse 91:15

وَلَا یَخَافُ عُقْبٰهَا ۟۠

Wa-laa yakhaafu ʻuq̣baahaa.

He has no fear of consequences.