Surah Ash-Shams (91): Read Online and Download - English Translation

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Information About Surah Ash-Shams

Tafsir of Surah Ash-Shams (Arberry: A. J. Arberry)

English Translation

By the sun and its brightness

English Transliteration

Waalshshamsi waduhaha

By the sun and his morning brightness

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And [by] the moon when it follows it

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Waalqamari itha talaha

and by the moon when she follows him,

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And [by] the day when it displays it

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Waalnnahari itha jallaha

and by the day when it displays him

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And [by] the night when it covers it

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Waallayli itha yaghshaha

and by the night when it enshrouds him!

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And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

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Waalssamai wama banaha

By the heaven and That which built it

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And [by] the earth and He who spread it

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Waalardi wama tahaha

and by the earth and That which extended it!

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And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

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Wanafsin wama sawwaha

By the soul, and That which shaped it

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And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

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Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwaha

and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing!

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He has succeeded who purifies it,

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Qad aflaha man zakkaha

Prosperous is he who purifies it,

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And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

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Waqad khaba man dassaha

and failed has he who seduces it.

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Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

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Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwaha

Thamood cried lies in their insolence

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When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

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Ithi inbaAAatha ashqaha

when the most wretched of them uprose,

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And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

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Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyaha

then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!'

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But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

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Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwaha

But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them:

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And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

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Wala yakhafu AAuqbaha

and He fears not the issue thereof.
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