Surah Ash-Shams in Arabic and English
Ash-Shams is surah 91 of the Quran; it is Meccan and has 15 ayahs. In the Diyanet mushaf it is in juz 30, on page 595. Below are the Arabic text, transliteration and English translation of every ayah.
- Surah 91
- Meccan
- 15 ayahs
- Juz 30 · page 595
Surah Ash-Shams: Arabic, transliteration and translation
Basmala: بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحٖيمِ
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Ash-Shams 91:1
وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationWaalshshamsi waḏuḥāhā
TranslationBy the sun and its brightness
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Ash-Shams 91:2
وَالْقَمَرِ اِذَا تَلٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationWaalqamari ithā talāhā
TranslationAnd [by] the moon when it follows it
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Ash-Shams 91:3
وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا جَلّٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationWaalnnahāri ithā jallāhā
TranslationAnd [by] the day when it displays it
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Ash-Shams 91:4
وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا يَغْشٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationWaallayli ithā yaghshāhā
TranslationAnd [by] the night when it covers it
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Ash-Shams 91:5
وَالسَّمَٓاءِ وَمَا بَنٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationWaalssamāi wamā banāhā
TranslationAnd [by] the sky and He who constructed it
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Ash-Shams 91:6
وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا طَحٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationWaalarḏi wamā ṭaḥāhā
TranslationAnd [by] the earth and He who spread it
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Ash-Shams 91:7
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوّٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationWanafsin wamā sawwāhā
TranslationAnd [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
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Ash-Shams 91:8
فَاَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationFaalhamahā fujoorahā wataqwāhā
TranslationAnd inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
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Ash-Shams 91:9
قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكّٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationQad aflaḥa man zakkāhā
TranslationHe has succeeded who purifies it,
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Ash-Shams 91:10
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسّٰيهَاؕ
TransliterationWaqad khāba man dassāhā
TranslationAnd he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
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Ash-Shams 91:11
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationKaththabat thamoodu biṭaghwāhā
TranslationThamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
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Ash-Shams 91:12
اِذِ انْبَعَثَ اَشْقٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationIthi inbaʿatha ashqāhā
TranslationWhen the most wretched of them was sent forth.
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Ash-Shams 91:13
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ نَاقَةَ اللّٰهِ وَسُقْيٰيهَاࣞ
TransliterationFaqāla lahum rasoolu Allāhi nāqata Allāhi wasuqyāhā
TranslationAnd the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."
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Ash-Shams 91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَاۙۖ فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوّٰيهَاۙۖ
TransliterationFakaththaboohu faʿaqaroohā fadamdama ʿalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwāhā
TranslationBut they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
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Ash-Shams 91:15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبٰيهَا
TransliterationWalā yakhāfu ʿuqbāhā
TranslationAnd He does not fear the consequence thereof.
Translation: Saheeh International. Arabic text: Mushaf of the Presidency of Religious Affairs of Türkiye (Diyanet), 605 pages; kuran.diyanet.gov.tr. Transliteration: Açık Kuran (acikkuran.com).
Surah Ash-Shams: FAQ
How many ayahs are in Surah Ash-Shams?
Surah Ash-Shams has 15 ayahs.
Which page is Surah Ash-Shams on?
Ash-Shams is surah 91 of the Quran. In the Diyanet mushaf it is in juz 30, on page 595.
Is Surah Ash-Shams Meccan or Medinan?
In the Quran data of the Tevazu app, Surah Ash-Shams is classified as Meccan.