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سُورَةُ الشمس

Ash-Shams — The Sun

Surah 9115 versesMeccan

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Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun, الشمس) is the 91st surah of the Noble Quran — a Meccan surah of 15 verses. Read it below in Arabic with the English translation of Marmaduke Pickthall, and listen verse by verse to famous Egyptian reciters.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

91:1

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١

By the sun and his brightness,

91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢

And the moon when she followeth him,

91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣

And the day when it revealeth him,

91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ٤

And the night when it enshroudeth him,

91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦

And the earth and Him Who spread it,

91:7

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨

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

91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,