ASH-SHAMS (THE SUN)

Total Verses: 15 
Revealed At: MAKKA

091.001 
YUSUFALI: By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; 
PICKTHAL: By the sun and his brightness, 
SHAKIR: I swear by the sun and its brilliance,

091.002 
YUSUFALI: By the Moon as she follows him; 
PICKTHAL: And the moon when she followeth him, 
SHAKIR: And the moon when it follows the sun,

091.003 
YUSUFALI: By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; 
PICKTHAL: And the day when it revealeth him, 
SHAKIR: And the day when it shows it,

091.004 
YUSUFALI: By the Night as it conceals it; 
PICKTHAL: And the night when it enshroudeth him, 
SHAKIR: And the night when it draws a veil over it,

091.005 
YUSUFALI: By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; 
PICKTHAL: And the heaven and Him Who built it, 
SHAKIR: And the heaven and Him Who made it,

091.006 
YUSUFALI: By the Earth and its (wide) expanse: 
PICKTHAL: And the earth and Him Who spread it, 
SHAKIR: And the earth and Him Who extended it,

091.007 
YUSUFALI: By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; 
PICKTHAL: And a soul and Him Who perfected it 
SHAKIR: And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,

091.008 
YUSUFALI: And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;- 
PICKTHAL: 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;

091.009 
YUSUFALI: Truly he succeeds that purifies it, 
PICKTHAL: He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, 
SHAKIR: He will indeed be successful who purifies it,

091.010 
YUSUFALI: And he fails that corrupts it! 
PICKTHAL: And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it. 
SHAKIR: And he will indeed fail who corrupts it.

091.011 
YUSUFALI: The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing, 
PICKTHAL: (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride, 
SHAKIR: Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy,

091.012 
YUSUFALI: Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety). 
PICKTHAL: When the basest of them broke forth 
SHAKIR: When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with

091.013 
YUSUFALI: But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!" 
PICKTHAL: And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink! 
SHAKIR: So Allah's messenger said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) drink.

091.014 
YUSUFALI: 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)! 
PICKTHAL: 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).

091.015 
YUSUFALI: And for Him is no fear of its consequences. 
PICKTHAL: He dreadeth not the sequel (of events). 
SHAKIR: And He fears not its consequence.