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English - Chapter 91 - Ash-Shams

Translation by Abdul Hye — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:1

By the sun and its brightness

Verse 2 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:2

by the moon as it follows it (sun)

Verse 3 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:3

by the day as it shows up (the sun’s) brightness

Verse 4 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:4

by the night as it conceals it (the sun)

Verse 5 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:5

by the heaven and Him who built it

Verse 6 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:6

by the earth and Him who spread it

Verse 7 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:7

by the soul and Him who perfected it in proportion

Verse 8 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:8

and He inspired him with (knowledge of) what is wrong for him and what is right for him

Verse 9 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:9

Indeed one will succeed who purifies his own self (obey Allah)

Verse 10 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:10

and indeed one will fail who corrupts him (disobey Allah)

Verse 11 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:11

Thamud (people) denied (their prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the truth)

Verse 12 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:12

when the most wicked person among them went out (to kill the she-camel)

Verse 13 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:13

The Messenger of Allah (Saleh) said to them: “That is the she-camel of Allah! (Don’t harm it and don’t stop it from) its drink.”

Verse 14 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:14

They denied him and killed her. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (leveled to ground)

Verse 15 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:15

And He has no fear of its consequences