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Surah Ash-Shams (undefined)

سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ

Surah 91 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 15 verses

Also spelled: Shams, Ash Shams, AshShams, The Sun

Surah Ash-Shams (undefined) is the 91th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 15 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 91:1

    وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

    Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

  2. 91:2

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

    Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

  3. 91:3

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

    Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

  4. 91:4

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

    Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

  5. 91:5

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

    Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

  6. 91:6

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

  7. 91:7

    وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

    Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

  8. 91:8

    فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

    Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

  9. 91:9

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

    Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

  10. 91:10

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

  11. 91:11

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

    Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

  12. 91:12

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

  13. 91:13

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

    Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

  14. 91:14

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

  15. 91:15

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

    Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

About Surah Ash-Shams

Ash-Shams, the Sun, opens with a series of oaths by the sun, the moon, the day, and the night, building to the central truth: that the one who purifies his soul succeeds, and the one who corrupts it fails. It recalls the people of Thamud who killed the she-camel and met their ruin.

Themes: Oaths by creation, Purifying the soul, Success and failure, The people of Thamud

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: Arabic. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.