English translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Marmaduke Pickthall
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Surah 91 الشمس
15 Verses
Meccan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا Verse 1
By the sun and his brightness,
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وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا Verse 2
And the moon when she followeth him,
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا Verse 3
And the day when it revealeth him,
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا Verse 4
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا Verse 5
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
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وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا Verse 6
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
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وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا Verse 7
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
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فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا Verse 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 Verse 9
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
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وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا Verse 10
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ Verse 11
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
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إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا Verse 12
When the basest of them broke forth
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فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا Verse 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 Verse 14
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and razed (their dwellings).
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وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا Verse 15
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
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