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
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
1Waalshshamsi waduhaha
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
2Waalqamari itha talaha
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
3Waalnnahari itha jallaha
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
4Waallayli itha yaghshaha
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
5Waalssamai wama banaha
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
6Waalardi wama tahaha
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
7Wanafsin wama sawwaha
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
8Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
9Qad aflaha man zakkaha
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
10Waqad khaba man dassaha
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
11Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
12Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
13Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
14Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا
15Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
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