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About Surah Ash-Shams
Ash-Shams opens with a sequence of oaths — the sun, the moon, the day, the night, the sky, the earth, and the soul itself — building toward its central theme: that God has instilled within every soul the capacity to recognize both wickedness and righteousness, and that true success comes from purifying the soul rather than corrupting it. It closes with the story of the people of Thamud, who defied Prophet Salih by killing a miraculous she-camel sent as a sign, bringing destruction upon themselves.
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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1
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa
By the sun and his brightness,
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2
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
Wal qamari izaa talaa haa
And the moon when she followeth him,
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3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa
And the day when it revealeth him,
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4
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa
And the night when it enshroudeth him,
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5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa
And the heaven and Him Who built it,
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وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa
And the earth and Him Who spread it,
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وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa
And a soul and Him Who perfected it
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8
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa
And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
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9
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa
He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,
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10
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa
And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.
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11
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,
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12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa
When the basest of them broke forth
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13
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa
And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!
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14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa
But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).
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15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا
Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa
He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).
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