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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, and Somali translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 91:1

    وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

    Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

    Eebe wuxuu ku dhaartay Qorraxda iyo Barqinkeeda.

  2. 91:2

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

    Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

    Iyo Dayuxu markuu Qorraxda raaco.

  3. 91:3

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

    Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

    Iyo Maalintu markay ifiso.

  4. 91:4

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

    Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

    Iyo Habeenku markuu daboolo (madoobaado).

  5. 91:5

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

    Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

    Iyo Samada iyo say u dhisantahay.

  6. 91:6

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

    Iyo Dhulka iyo suu u fidsanyahay.

  7. 91:7

    وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

    Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

    Iyo Nafta iyo sida Eebe u ekeeyay.

  8. 91:8

    فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

    Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

    Una tusiyay Jidka xun iyo ka Eebe kayaabiddaba.

  9. 91:9

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

    Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

    Ee waxaa liibaanay Ruxii Naftiisa Daarhiriya.

  10. 91:10

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

    Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

    Waxaana khasaaray Ruuxii Naftiisa xumaan dhex galiya.

  11. 91:11

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

    Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

    Thamuud waxay beeniyeen (xaqii) kibir dartiis.

  12. 91:12

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

    Marku tagay koodi xumaa (si uu hasha u dilo).

  13. 91:13

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

    Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

    Oo Rasuulkii Eebana ku yidhi, iska daaya Hasha Eebe iyo Cabbideeda.

  14. 91:14

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

    Wayna beeniyeen Rasuulkii Hashiina way Dileen markaasaa Eebe si daran u caddibay Dambigooda dartiis.

  15. 91:15

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

    Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

    Isagoon Eebe ka yaabaynin cidhib (iyo wax yeello)

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: Somali. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.