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Surah Ash-Shams الشمس

The Sun · 15 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Ash-Shams have?

Surah Ash-Shams is surah 91 of 114 in the Quran and has 15 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Sun”.

Surah number
91 / 114
Verses
15
Classification
Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ١

(1) By the sun and its brightness

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ٢

(2) And [by] the moon when it follows it

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ٣

(3) And [by] the day when it displays it[1931]

Notes

[1931]- The earth. Also interpreted as the sun. The same applies to the following verse.

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ٤

(4) And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ٥

(5) And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ٦

(6) And [by] the earth and He who spread it

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ٧

(7) And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it[1932]

Notes

[1932]- i.e., balanced and refined it, creating in it sound tendencies and consciousness.

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ٨

(8) And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ٩

(9) He has succeeded who purifies it,

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ١٠

(10) And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ١١

(11) Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ١٢

(12) When the most wretched of them was sent forth.[1933]

Notes

[1933]- To hamstring the she-camel which had been sent by Allāh as a sign to them.

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا ١٣

(13) And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ١٤

(14) But they denied him and hamstrung[1934] her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

Notes

[1934]- And then killed.

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا ١٥

(15) And He does not fear the consequence thereof.[1935]

Notes

[1935]- Allāh is not asked about what He does, but His servants will be asked. See 21:23.

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Is Surah Ash-Shams Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Ash-Shams is classified as Meccan in the data this reader uses (Tanzil).

Which surahs come before and after Surah Ash-Shams?

It comes after Al-Balad and before Al-Layl.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim. Translation: Noor International Center (QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2), unaltered. Data: quran-json (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recitations: EveryAyah.com (streamed only when you press play). Sources and licences