Surah 91 of 114
سُوْرَةُ الشَّمْسِ
Ash-Shams
The Sun
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By the sun in its morning brightness
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and by the moon as it follows it
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by the day as it displays the sun’s glory
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and by the night as it conceals it
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by the sky and how He built it
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and by the earth and how He spread it
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by the soul and how He formed it
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and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety
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The one who purifies his soul succeeds
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and the one who corrupts it fails
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In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar
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when the most wicked man among them rose [against him]
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The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’
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but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them
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He did not hesitate to punish them