91:1
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Washshamsi waduhaha
By the sun and its brightness
Surah 91Meccan15 ayahs
Surah Ash-Shams
الشمس
“The Sun”
About Surah Ash-Shams
Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس) is the 91st chapter of the Qur'an, a Meccan surah of 15 ayahs whose name means "The Sun". It was the 26th surah revealed to the Prophet ﷺ. Read it in full below in Arabic with the English translation and phonetic transliteration, listen to the recitation, and start memorising it with SABR.
- Chapter
- 91 of 114
- Verses
- 15
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Revelation order
- 26
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Ayah 1 of 15
91:2
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
Walqamari itha talaha
And [by] the moon when it follows it
91:3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
Wannahari itha jallaha
And [by] the day when it displays it1
91:4
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
Wallayli itha yaghshaha
And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
91:5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
Wassama-i wama banaha
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
91:6
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
Wal-ardi wama tahaha
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
91:7
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Wanafsin wama sawwaha
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it1
91:8
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
91:9
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Qad aflaha man zakkaha
He has succeeded who purifies it,
91:10
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Waqad khaba man dassaha
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
91:11
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha
Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
91:12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.1
91:13
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqataAllahi wasuqyaha
And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqaroohafadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha
But they denied him and hamstrung1 her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
91:15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا
Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.1
Frequently asked about Surah Ash-Shams
How many verses (ayahs) are in Surah Ash-Shams?
Surah Ash-Shams has 15 ayahs (verses). It is the 91st chapter of the Qur'an.
Is Surah Ash-Shams Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Ash-Shams is a Meccan surah, revealed before the Hijrah. It was the 26th surah revealed.
What does Surah Ash-Shams mean?
The name "Ash-Shams" (الشمس) means "The Sun" in English.
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