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Ash-Shams · The Sun

15 ayahs Makki Page 595 Juz 30
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translation
Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
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وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ﴿١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBy the sun and his brightness,

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وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ﴿٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the moon when she followeth him,

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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ﴿٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the day when it revealeth him,

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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ﴿٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the night when it enshroudeth him,

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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ﴿٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the heaven and Him Who built it,

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وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ﴿٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the earth and Him Who spread it,

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وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ﴿٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd a soul and Him Who perfected it

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فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ﴿٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

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قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ﴿٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe is indeed successful who causeth it to grow,

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وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ﴿١٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

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كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ﴿١١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

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إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿١٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen the basest of them broke forth

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فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا ﴿١٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink!

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فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿١٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and razed (their dwellings).

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وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا ﴿١٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).