Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس)
“The Sun”
Surah Details
Verses
15
Pages
1193–1192
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
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About Surah Ash-Shams
Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس), meaning “The Sun”, is the 91st surah of the Holy Quran. It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Mecca, consisting of 15 verses (ayat). It spans 0 pages in this transliteration edition, from page 1193 to page 1192, and falls within Juz 30 of the Quran.
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Surah Ash-Shams Transliteration — Verse by Verse
Read all 15 verses of Surah Ash-Shams in English transliteration with the Arabic text and translation. For full Tajweed colour coding, open the interactive reader.
- Prolongation (Madd)
- Long prolongation
- Nasalisation (Ghunnah)
- Echo (Qalqalah)
- Heavy (Tafkheem)
- 1Verse 1
وَٱلشَّمۡسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
Waalshshamsi waduhahaBy the sun and its brightness
- 2Verse 2
وَٱلۡقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
Waalqamari itha talahaAnd [by] the moon when it follows it
- 3Verse 3
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
Waalnnahari itha jallahaAnd [by] the day when it displays it
- 4Verse 4
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰهَا
Waallayli itha yaghshahaAnd [by] the night when it covers it
- 5Verse 5
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
Waalssamai wama banahaAnd [by] the sky and He who constructed it
- 6Verse 6
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
Waalardi wama tahahaAnd [by] the earth and He who spread it
- 7Verse 7
وَنَفۡسٖ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
Wanafsin wama sawwahaAnd [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
- 8Verse 8
فَأَلۡهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقۡوَىٰهَا
Faalhamaha fujooraha wataqwahaAnd inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness
- 9Verse 9
قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
Qad aflaha man zakkahaHe has succeeded who purifies it
- 10Verse 10
وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
Waqad khaba man dassahaAnd he has failed who instills it [with corruption]
- 11Verse 11
كَذَّبَتۡ ثَمُودُ بِطَغۡوَىٰهَآ
Kaththabat thamoodu bitaghwahaThamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression
- 12Verse 12
إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشۡقَىٰهَا
Ithi inbaAAatha ashqahaWhen the most wretched of them was sent forth
- 13Verse 13
فَقَالَ لَهُمۡ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقۡيَٰهَا
Faqala lahum rasoolu Allahi naqata Allahi wasuqyahaAnd the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink
- 14Verse 14
فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمۡدَمَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمۡ فَسَوَّىٰهَا
Fakaththaboohu faAAaqarooha fadamdama AAalayhim rabbuhum bithanbihim fasawwahaBut they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]
- 15Verse 15
وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقۡبَٰهَا
Wala yakhafu AAuqbahaAnd He does not fear the consequence thereof
Arabic text: The Noble Qur’an Encyclopedia. Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Translation: Saheeh International. Compiled via quran-json (CC BY 4.0).
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many verses are in Surah Ash-Shams?
Surah Ash-Shams (الشمس) contains 15 verses (ayat).
Is Surah Ash-Shams Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Ash-Shams is a Meccan surah, meaning it was revealed in Mecca before the migration (Hijra) to Medina.
What does “Ash-Shams” mean?
The name “Ash-Shams” (الشمس) translates to “The Sun” in English.
How to read Surah Ash-Shams with proper Tajweed?
You can read Surah Ash-Shams with proper Tajweed using the colour-coded transliteration on this site. Each colour represents a different Tajweed rule — for example, red for necessary prolongation (Madd), green for nasalisation (Ghunnah), and blue for emphatic pronunciation (Tafkheem). Start reading from page 1193.