Kitab

Al Shams

Chapter 91, 15 verses

  • Saheeh International
  • Pickthall
  • Shakir
  • Yusuf Ali
Saheeh International

By the sun and its brightness

Pickthall

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the sun and his brightness,

Shakir

I swear by the sun and its brilliance,

Yusuf Ali

By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour;

Saheeh International

And [by] the moon when it follows it

Pickthall

And the moon when she followeth him,

Shakir

And the moon when it follows the sun,

Yusuf Ali

By the Moon as she follows him;

Saheeh International

And [by] the day when it displays it

Pickthall

And the day when it revealeth him,

Shakir

And the day when it shows it,

Yusuf Ali

By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory;

Saheeh International

And [by] the night when it covers it

Pickthall

And the night when it enshroudeth him,

Shakir

And the night when it draws a veil over it,

Yusuf Ali

By the Night as it conceals it;

Saheeh International

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

Pickthall

And the heaven and Him Who built it,

Shakir

And the heaven and Him Who made it,

Yusuf Ali

By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure;

Saheeh International

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

Pickthall

And the earth and Him Who spread it,

Shakir

And the earth and Him Who extended it,

Yusuf Ali

By the Earth and its (wide) expanse:

Saheeh International

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

Pickthall

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

Shakir

And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,

Yusuf Ali

By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

And inspired it (with conscience of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.

Shakir

Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it;

Yusuf Ali

And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right; -

Saheeh International

He has succeeded who purifies it,

Pickthall

He is indeed who causeth it to grow,

Shakir

He will indeed be who purifies it,

Yusuf Ali

Truly he succeeds that purifies it,

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it.

Shakir

And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.

Yusuf Ali

And he fails that corrupts it!

Saheeh International

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

Pickthall

(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride,

Shakir

Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,

Yusuf Ali

The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong - doing,

Saheeh International

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

Pickthall

When the basest of them broke forth

Shakir

When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with

Yusuf Ali

Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety).

Saheeh International

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she - camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

Pickthall

And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she - camel of Allah, so let her drink!

Shakir

So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she - camel, and (give) her (to) drink.

Yusuf Ali

But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She - camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!"

Saheeh International

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].

Pickthall

But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings).

Shakir

But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground).

Yusuf Ali

Then they rejected him (as a false prophet), and they hamstrung her. So their Lord, on account of their crime, obliterated their traces and made them equal (in destruction, high and low)!

Saheeh International

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

Pickthall

He dreadeth not the sequel (of events).

Shakir

And He fears not its consequence.

Yusuf Ali

And for Him is no fear of its consequences.

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