Surah Ash-Shams: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

Transliteration wal-shamsi waḍuḥāhā

English By the sun and its brightness

1. وَٱلشَّمْسِwal-shamsiBy the sun
2. وَضُحَىٰهَاwaḍuḥāhāand its brightness

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

Transliteration wal-qamari idhā talāhā

English And [by] the moon when it follows it

1. وَٱلْقَمَرِwal-qamariAnd the moon
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. تَلَىٰهَاtalāhāit follows it

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

Transliteration wal-nahāri idhā jallāhā

English And [by] the day when it displays it

1. وَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriAnd the day
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. جَلَّىٰهَاjallāhāit displays it

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

Transliteration wa-al-layli idhā yaghshāhā

English And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

1. وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. يَغْشَىٰهَاyaghshāhāit covers it

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

Transliteration wal-samāi wamā banāhā

English And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِwal-samāiAnd the heaven
2. وَمَاwamāand (He) Who
3. بَنَىٰهَاbanāhāconstructed it

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

Transliteration wal-arḍi wamā ṭaḥāhā

English And [by] the earth and He who spread it

1. وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiAnd the earth
2. وَمَاwamāand by (He) Who
3. طَحَىٰهَاṭaḥāhāspread it

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration wanafsin wamā sawwāhā

English And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

1. وَنَفْسٍۢwanafsinAnd (the) soul
2. وَمَاwamāand (He) Who
3. سَوَّىٰهَاsawwāhāproportioned it

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

Transliteration fa-alhamahā fujūrahā wataqwāhā

English And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

1. فَأَلْهَمَهَاfa-alhamahāAnd He inspired it
2. فُجُورَهَاfujūrahā(to distinguish) its wickedness
3. وَتَقْوَىٰهَاwataqwāhāand its righteousness

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

Transliteration qad aflaḥa man zakkāhā

English He has succeeded who purifies it,

1. قَدْqadIndeed
2. أَفْلَحَaflaḥahe succeeds
3. مَنmanwho
4. زَكَّىٰهَاzakkāhāpurifies it

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

Transliteration waqad khāba man dassāhā

English And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

1. وَقَدْwaqadAnd indeed
2. خَابَkhābahe fails
3. مَنmanwho
4. دَسَّىٰهَاdassāhāburies it

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Transliteration kadhabat thamūdu biṭaghwāhā

English Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

1. كَذَّبَتْkadhabatDenied
2. ثَمُودُthamūduThamud
3. بِطَغْوَىٰهَآbiṭaghwāhāby their transgression

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

Transliteration idhi inbaʿatha ashqāhā

English When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

1. إِذِidhiWhen
2. ٱنۢبَعَثَinbaʿatha(was) sent forth
3. أَشْقَىٰهَاashqāhā(the) most wicked of them

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

Transliteration faqāla lahum rasūlu l-lahi nāqata l-lahi wasuq'yāhā

English 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."

1. فَقَالَfaqālaBut said
2. لَهُمْlahumto them
3. رَسُولُrasūlu(the) Messenger
4. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
5. نَاقَةَnāqata(It is the) she-camel
6. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
7. وَسُقْيَـٰهَاwasuq'yāhāand her drink

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

Transliteration fakadhabūhu faʿaqarūhā fadamdama ʿalayhim rabbuhum bidhanbihim fasawwāhā

English But 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].

1. فَكَذَّبُوهُfakadhabūhuBut they denied him
2. فَعَقَرُوهَاfaʿaqarūhāand they hamstrung her
3. فَدَمْدَمَfadamdamaSo destroyed
4. عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimthem
5. رَبُّهُمrabbuhumtheir Lord
6. بِذَنۢبِهِمْbidhanbihimfor their sin
7. فَسَوَّىٰهَاfasawwāhāand leveled them

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

Transliteration walā yakhāfu ʿuq'bāhā

English And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

1. وَلَاwalāAnd not
2. يَخَافُyakhāfuHe fears
3. عُقْبَـٰهَاʿuq'bāhāits consequences