Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun) — Arabic text & English translation

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ۝١

1. By the sun and his brightness,

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وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ۝٢

2. And the moon when she followeth him,

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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ۝٣

3. And the day when it revealeth him,

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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ۝٤

4. And the night when it enshroudeth him,

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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ۝٥

5. And the heaven and Him Who built it,

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وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ۝٦

6. And the earth and Him Who spread it,

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وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ۝٧

7. And a soul and Him Who perfected it

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فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ۝٨

8. And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

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قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ۝٩

9. He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

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وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ۝١٠

10. And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ۝١١

11. (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

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إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ۝١٢

12. When the basest of them broke forth

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فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا ۝١٣

13. And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ۝١٤

14. But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

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وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا ۝١٥

15. He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

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