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Muhammad Sarwar
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Abul Ala Maududi
Ahmed Ali
Ahmed Raza Khan
A. J. Arberry
Ali Quli Qarai
Hasan al-Fatih Qaribullah and Ahmad Darwish
Mohammad Habib Shakir
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
Muhammad Sarwar
Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan
Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Saheeh International
Talal Itani
Transliteration
Wahiduddin Khan
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
91:1
وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
91:1
By the sun and its noon-time brightness, - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:2
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
91:2
by the moon when it follows the sun, - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
91:3
by the day when it brightens the earth, - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:4
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
91:4
by the night when it covers the earth with darkness, - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
91:5
by the heavens and that (Power) which established them, - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:6
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
91:6
by the earth and that (Power) which spread it out - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:7
وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
91:7
and by the soul and that (Power) which designed it - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:8
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
91:8
and inspired it with knowledge of evil and piety, - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:9
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
91:9
those who purify their souls will certainly have everlasting happiness - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:10
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
91:10
and those who corrupt their souls will certainly be deprived (of happiness). - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:11
كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
91:11
The people of Thamud rejected (the truth) as a result of their rebelliousness - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
91:12
when the most corrupt of them incited them (to commit evil). - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:13
فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا
91:13
The Messenger of God told them, "This is a she-camel, belonging to God. Do not deprive her of her share of water". - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
91:14
However, they rejected him and slew her. So their Lord completely destroyed them and their city for their sins. - Muhammad Sarwar (English)
91:15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا
91:15
God is not afraid of the result of what He had decreed. - Muhammad Sarwar (English)