Chapter 91 of the Quran

Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun)

الشمس

Surah Ash-Shams is the 91st chapter of the Holy Quran. It contains 15 ayahs and was revealed in Makkah.

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  1. Ayah 1

    وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

    By the sun and its brightness

  2. Ayah 2

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

    And [by] the moon when it follows it

  3. Ayah 3

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

    And [by] the day when it displays it

  4. Ayah 4

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

    And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

  5. Ayah 5

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

    And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

  6. Ayah 6

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    And [by] the earth and He who spread it

  7. Ayah 7

    وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

    And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

  8. Ayah 8

    فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

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

  9. Ayah 9

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

    He has succeeded who purifies it,

  10. Ayah 10

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

  11. Ayah 11

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

    Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

  12. Ayah 12

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

  13. Ayah 13

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

    And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."

  14. Ayah 14

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ 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].

  15. Ayah 15

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

    And He does not fear the consequence thereof.