ٱلشَّمْس

Surah Ash-Shams

The Sun

15 verses · Meccan

About this surah

Surah Ash-Shams (Arabic: الشمس, "The Sun") is the 91st surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 15 verses, in juz 30, on page 595 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.

Surah Ash-Shams swears by great cosmic signs and shows that success lies in purifying the soul, and failure in corrupting it.

Surah number
91
Name means
The Sun
Revelation
Meccan
Verses
15
Juz
30
Mushaf pages
595
Lesson length
5 min

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

    1

    Waalshshamsi waduhaha

  2. وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

    2

    Waalqamari itha talaha

  3. وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

    3

    Waalnnahari itha jallaha

  4. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا

    4

    Waallayli itha yaghshaha

  5. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

    5

    Waalssamai wama banaha

  6. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    6

    Waalardi wama tahaha

  7. وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

    7

    Wanafsin wama sawwaha

  8. فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا

    8

    Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

  9. قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

    9

    Qad aflaha man zakkaha

  10. وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    10

    Waqad khaba man dassaha

  11. كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ

    11

    Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

  12. إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا

    12

    Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

  13. فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا

    13

    Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

  14. فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    14

    Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

  15. وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا

    15

    Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

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