001Ayah 1 of 15
By the sun and its brightness,
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091 Ash-Shams
91. The Sun · 15 verses
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002Ayah 2 of 15
and by the moon as it follows it[1],
Translation notes: [1] i.e., appears after the sun disappears.
003Ayah 3 of 15
and by the day as it displays it[2],
Translation notes: [2] i.e., the earth or the sun.
004Ayah 4 of 15
and by the night as it covers it[3],
Translation notes: [3] i.e., the earth or the sun.
005Ayah 5 of 15
and by the sky and how He made it,
006Ayah 6 of 15
and by the earth and how He spread it,
007Ayah 7 of 15
and by the soul and how He fashioned it[4],
Translation notes: [4] By sound natural disposition.
008Ayah 8 of 15
then inspired it [to know] its wickedness and righteousness,
009Ayah 9 of 15
Indeed, he who purifies his soul will attain success,
010Ayah 10 of 15
and he who corrupts it will be doomed.
011Ayah 11 of 15
Thamūd rejected [the messenger] because of their transgression,
012Ayah 12 of 15
when the most wretched among them rose[5].
Translation notes: [5] To kill the camel that Allah sent as a miracle to them.
013Ayah 13 of 15
Although the messenger of Allah warned them, “Hands off the she-camel of Allah and her drink!”
014Ayah 14 of 15
Yet they rejected him and hamstrung her[6]. So their Lord destroyed them for their sin and leveled them to the ground.
Translation notes: [6] And then killed her.
015Ayah 15 of 15
And He has no fear of the consequences thereof[7].
Translation notes: [7] Allah is not asked for what He does, but His slaves will be asked. See 21:23
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