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Ahmed Raza Khan

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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
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
By oath of the sun and its light

91:2 وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
91:2
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And by oath of the moon when it follows the sun

91:3 وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
91:3
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And by oath of the day when it reveals it

91:4 وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
91:4
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And by oath of the night when it hides it

91:5 وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
91:5
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And by oath of the heaven and by oath of Him Who made it.

91:6 وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
91:6
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And by oath of the earth and by oath of Him Who spread it.

91:7 وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
91:7
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And by oath of the soul and by oath of Him Who made it proper.

91:8 فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
91:8
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And inspired in it the knowledge of its sins and its piety.

91:9 قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
91:9
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
Indeed successful is the one who made it pure.

91:10 وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
91:10
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And indeed failed is the one who covered it in sin.

91:11 كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
91:11
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
The tribe of Thamud denied with rebellion.

91:12 إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
91:12
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance.

91:13 فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا
91:13
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
So the Noble Messenger of Allah said to them, “Stay away from the she camel of Allah, and from its turn to drink.”

91:14 فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
91:14
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
In response they belied him, and hamstrung the she camel – so Allah put ruin over them because of their sins and flattened their dwellings.

91:15 وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا
91:15
Ahmed Raza Khan (English) :
And He does not fear its coming behind (to take vengeance).