Ash-Shamsالشمس
Muṣḥaf order 91
Cairo 1924 order #26 Meccan
Verses 15 (Ḥafṣ)
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١
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By the sun and his brightness,
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢
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And the moon when she followeth him,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣
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And the day when it revealeth him,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ٤
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And the night when it enshroudeth him,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥
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And the heaven and Him Who built it,
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦
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And the earth and Him Who spread it,
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧
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And a soul and Him Who perfected it
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨
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And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩
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He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠
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And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ١١
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(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ١٢
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When the basest of them broke forth
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا ١٣
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And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤
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But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
Where other transmissions read a word differently
- Qaloon: وَلَا → فَلاَ (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 91:15#1)
- Warsh: وَلَا → فَلاَ (letters; Quranpedia.net qiraat dataset (v2026-09-12), locus 91:15#1)
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا ١٥
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He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).