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سُورَةُ الشَّمْسِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ١٥

Surah Ash-Shams English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verses 1–10

10 verses

Ash-Shams 1

Ash-Shams 2

Ash-Shams 3

Ash-Shams 4

Ash-Shams 5

Ash-Shams 6

Ash-Shams 7

Ash-Shams 8

Ash-Shams 9

Ash-Shams 10

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحٰيهَاۙۖ ۝١ وَالْقَمَرِ اِذَا تَلٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٢ وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا جَلّٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٣ وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا يَغْشٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٤ وَالسَّمَٓاءِ وَمَا بَنٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٥ وَالْاَرْضِ وَمَا طَحٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٦ وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوّٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٧ فَاَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٨ قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكّٰيهَاۙۖ ۝٩ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسّٰيهَاۜ ۝١٠

Mushaf

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1Veşşemsi veḍuḥâhâ.

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2Velḳameri iẕâ telâhâ.

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3Vennehâri iẕâ cellâhâ.

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4Velleyli iẕâ yagşâhâ.

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5Vessemâi vemâ benâhâ.

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6Velʾarḍi vemâ ṭaḥâhâ.

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7Venefsiv vemâ sevvâhâ.

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8Feelhemehâ fücûrahâ vetaḳvâhâ.

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9Ḳad efleḥa men zekkâhâ.

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10Veḳad ḫâbe men dessâhâ.

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1By the sun and its dazzling brightness,

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2by the moon that follows it and emerges,

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3by the day when it reveals the sun's light,

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4by the night when it covers it with darkness,

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5by the sky and the system that keeps it standing,

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6by the earth and the vegetation that envelops it,

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7by the human self and its being equipped in keeping with the purpose of its creation,

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8and by the inner equipment that, within this framework, will inspire in it both good and evil,

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9the one who purifies himself of evil has attained salvation.

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10And whoever defiles himself and drowns himself in evil has come to ruin.

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1The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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Verses 11–15

5 verses

Ash-Shams 11

Ash-Shams 12

Ash-Shams 13

Ash-Shams 14

Ash-Shams 15

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوٰيهَاۙۖ ۝١١ اِذِ انْبَعَثَ اَشْقٰيهَاۙۖ ۝١٢ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللّٰهِ نَاقَةَ اللّٰهِ وَسُقْيٰيهَا۠ ۝١٣ فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَاۙۖ فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِذَنْبِهِمْ فَسَوّٰيهَاۙۖ ۝١٤ وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبٰيهَا ۝١٥

Mushaf

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11Keẕẕebet ŝemûdü biṭagvâhâ.

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12İẕi-mbeʿaŝe eşḳâhâ.

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13Feḳâle lehüm rasûlü-llâhi nâḳate-llâhi vesuḳyâhâ.

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14Fekeẕẕebûhü feʿaḳarûhâ. fedemdeme ʿaleyhim rabbühüm biẕembihim fesevvâhâ.

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15Velâ yeḫâfü ʿuḳbâhâ.

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11Recall how the people of Thamud, because of their transgression, had denied their messenger.

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12The most transgressive among them had rushed forward.

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13Yet Allah's messenger had said to them: —Respect Allah's camel and its right to drink!

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14But they denied him and slaughtered the camel, so their Lord, because of their crime, wiped them out and razed them to the ground.

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15Yet they had no fear of being punished in this way.

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11The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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12The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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13The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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14The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

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15The English explanatory translation of this verse is in preparation.

Related verses

Related verses

12Hud 62Al-Isra 59

Related verses

14Al-A'raf 77Hud 65

The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came Al-Qadr, and after it Al-Buruj . All surahs in order of revelation