الشَّمس Ash-Shams

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١

   By the sun and its brightness

   91:1

2. وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢

   And [by] the moon when it follows it

   91:2

3. وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣

   And [by] the day when it displays it

   91:3

4. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا ٤

   And [by] the night when it covers it

   91:4

5. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥

   And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

   91:5

6. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦

   And [by] the earth and He who spread it

   91:6

7. وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧

   And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

   91:7

8. فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا ٨

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

   91:8

9. قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩

   He has succeeded who purifies it,

   91:9

10. وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠

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

    91:10

11. كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ ١١

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

    91:11

12. إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا ١٢

    When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

    91:12

13. فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا ١٣

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

    91:13

14. فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤

    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].

    91:14

15. وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا ١٥

    And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

    91:15

Translation: Sahih International, via Tanzil.net. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.