91st surah of the Quran

Surah Ash-Shams

The Sun

Meccan 15 verses Juz 30
Ash-Shams

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ﴿١﴾

By the sun and his brightness,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ﴿٢﴾

And the moon when she followeth him,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ﴿٣﴾

And the day when it revealeth him,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ﴿٤﴾

And the night when it enshroudeth him,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ﴿٥﴾

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ﴿٦﴾

And the earth and Him Who spread it,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ﴿٧﴾

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ﴿٨﴾

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

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ﴿٩﴾

He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ﴿١٠﴾

And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ﴿١١﴾

(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿١٢﴾

When the basest of them broke forth

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا ﴿١٣﴾

And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿١٤﴾

But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا ﴿١٥﴾

He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

Tafsir al-Muyassar (Arabic)

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Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Ash-Shams

Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس) is the 91st surah of the Quran. It has 15 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, الشمس, is commonly translated as “The Sun”.

Questions about Surah Ash-Shams

How many verses are in Surah Ash-Shams?

Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس) has 15 verses. It is the 91st surah of the Quran, after Surah Al-Balad and before Surah Al-Layl, and it is found in Juz 30.

Is Surah Ash-Shams Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Hijra. In the traditional order of revelation it is number 26 out of 114. Scholars sometimes differ about the place of revelation of some verses.

What does the name of Surah Ash-Shams mean?

الشمس is commonly translated as “The Sun”. The surahs are named after a word or a theme that appears in them, and the name is a label rather than a summary of the whole surah.

Which Juz is Surah Ash-Shams in?

Surah Ash-Shams is in Juz' 30.

Where can I listen to Surah Ash-Shams?

Press Play on this page to hear the whole surah without breaks, or press the play button on a verse to hear it verse by verse. Choose among 19 reciters: Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.

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