Quran

Surah Ash-Shams, The Sun.

All 15 ayat of Surah Ash-Shams in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

91:1

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا ﴿١﴾

Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa

91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا ﴿٢﴾

Wal qamari izaa talaa haa

91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا ﴿٣﴾

Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa

91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ﴿٤﴾

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa

91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا ﴿٥﴾

Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa

91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا ﴿٦﴾

Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa

91:7

وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا ﴿٧﴾

Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa

91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا ﴿٨﴾

Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa

91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا ﴿٩﴾

Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa

91:10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا ﴿١٠﴾

Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa

91:11

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ ﴿١١﴾

Kazzabat Samoodu bi taghwaahaaa

91:12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿١٢﴾

Izim ba'asa ashqaahaa

91:13

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا ﴿١٣﴾

Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

91:14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا ﴿١٤﴾

Fakazzaboohu fa'aqaroohaa fadamdama 'alaihim Rabbuhum bizambihim fasaw waahaa

91:15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا ﴿١٥﴾

Wa laa yakhaafu'uqbaahaa

Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.

About this surah

About Surah Ash-Shams, at a glance.

Surah number
91 of 114
Ayat
15
Revealed in
Makkah (Meccan)
Juz
Juz 30
Rukus
1
Mushaf pages
595 (Madinah mushaf)

Surah Ash-Shams (سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ), "The Sun", is surah 91 of the Quran. It has 15 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 30 and covers page 595 of the standard Madinah mushaf.

Questions

Good to know.

How many ayat are in Surah Ash-Shams?

Surah Ash-Shams has 15 ayat.

Is Surah Ash-Shams Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What does Ash-Shams mean?

Ash-Shams means "The Sun".

Which juz is Surah Ash-Shams in?

It is in juz 30 of the Quran.