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English - Chapter 91 - Ash-Shams

Translation by Mohammad Shafi — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:1

By the sun and its brightness

Verse 2 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:2

And by the moon as it reflects it [brightness of the Sun]

Verse 3 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:3

And by the day, when it displays it [brightness of the Sun]

Verse 4 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:4

And by the night, when it veils it [brightness of the Sun]

Verse 5 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:5

And by the sky and what it constitutes

Verse 6 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:6

And by the earth and what makes it spread [prolong] its existence

Verse 7 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:7

And by the soul and what shapes it

Verse 8 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:8

Then inspired it with knowledge of what is wrong for it and what is right

Verse 9 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:9

Certainly, the one who keeps it [soul] pure is successful

Verse 10 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:10

And, certainly, the one who corrupts it is ruined

Verse 11 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:11

The people of Thamood denied the Truth by committing transgression

Verse 12 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:12

When the most wicked man among them came forward [to disobey divine directive]

Verse 13 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:13

Allah's Messenger had then warned them about Allah's she-camel and her [allotted time of] drink

Verse 14 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:14

But they rejected him, and crippled her. For this sin of theirs, their Lord let loose His anger upon them, and razed their dwellings to the ground

Verse 15 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:15

And He has not to be afraid of its consequences