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English - Chapter 91 - Ash-Shams

Translation by Muhammad Taqi Ud Din Al Hilali And Muhammad Muhsin Khan — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:1

And by the sun and its brightness

Verse 2 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:2

And by the moon as it follows it (the sun)

Verse 3 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:3

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

Verse 4 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:4

And by the night as it conceals it (the sun)

Verse 5 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:5

And by the heaven and Him Who built it

Verse 6 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:6

And by the earth and Him Who spread it

Verse 7 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:7

And by Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul, etc.), and Him Who perfected him in proportion

Verse 8 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:8

Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him

Verse 9 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:9

Indeed he succeeds who purifies his ownself (i.e. obeys and performs all that Allah ordered, by following the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism and by doing righteous good deeds)

Verse 10 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:10

And indeed he fails who corrupts his ownself (i.e. disobeys what Allah has ordered by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism or by following polytheism, etc. or by doing every kind of evil wicked deeds)

Verse 11 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:11

Thamud (people) denied (their Prophet) through their transgression (by rejecting the true Faith of Islamic Monotheism, and by following polytheism, and by committing every kind of sin)

Verse 12 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:12

When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel)

Verse 13 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:13

But the Messenger of Allah [Salih (Saleh)] said to them: "Be cautious! Fear the evil end. That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its drink

Verse 14 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:14

Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc)

Verse 15 — Surah Ash-Shams 91:15

And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof