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91 Ash-Shams ٱلشَّمْس

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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
91:1 وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
91:1
A. J. Arberry (English) :
By the sun and his morning brightness
91:2 وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
91:2
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and by the moon when she follows him,
91:3 وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
91:3
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and by the day when it displays him
91:4 وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
91:4
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and by the night when it enshrouds him!
91:5 وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
91:5
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By the heaven and That which built it
91:6 وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
91:6
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and by the earth and That which extended it!
91:7 وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
91:7
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By the soul, and That which shaped it
91:8 فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
91:8
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing!
91:9 قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
91:9
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Prosperous is he who purifies it,
91:10 وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
91:10
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and failed has he who seduces it.
91:11 كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
91:11
A. J. Arberry (English) :
Thamood cried lies in their insolence
91:12 إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
91:12
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when the most wretched of them uprose,
91:13 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا
91:13
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then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!'
91:14 فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
91:14
A. J. Arberry (English) :
But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them:
91:15 وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا
91:15
A. J. Arberry (English) :
and He fears not the issue thereof.