Announcements

Ash-Shams

Translation:

بِسْمِ اللہِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا
By the sun and her forenoon splendour,
91:1
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَاهَا
by the moon when he follows her,
91:2
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّاهَا
by the day when it reveals her,
91:3
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا
by the night when it covers her,
91:4
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَمَا بَنَاهَا
by the sky and Him who built it,
91:5
وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَاهَا
by the earth and Him who spread it,
91:6
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا
by the soul and Him who fashioned it,
91:7
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَاهَا
and inspired it with [discernment between] its virtues and vices:
91:8
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا
one who purifies it is felicitous,
91:9
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا
and one who betrays it fails.
91:10
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا
The [people of] Thamud denied [Allah’s signs] out of their rebellion,
91:11
إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
when the most wretched of them rose up.
91:12
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ نَاقَةَ اللَّهِ وَسُقْيَاهَا
The apostle of Allah had told them, ‘This is Allah’s she-camel, let her drink!’
91:13
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوَّاهَا
But they impugned him and hamstrung her. So their Lord took them unawares by night because of their sin, and levelled it.
91:14
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَاهَا
And He does not fear its outcome.
91:15