91. Al-Shams/The Sun

I/We begin by the Blessed Name of Allah

The Immensely Merciful to all, The Infinitely Compassionate to everyone.

91:01
a. By the sunrise and its brightness,

91:02
a. and the moon as it follows it,

91:03
a. and the daylight as it displays its brightness,

91:04
a. and the nighttime as it covers it,

91:05
a. and the celestial realm and how HE built it,

91:06
a. and the earth and how HE spread it out,

91:07
a. and the soul and how HE formed it perfectly,

91:08
a. and inspired it - the soul - with its instincts of
- evil/vice - whatever will lead it away from the truth, and
- piety - whatever will keep it close to the truth.

91:09
a. Indeed, the one who purifies one’s soul of evil will succeed in the Sight of Allah,

91:10
a. and the one who corrupts one’s soul with evil will fail in the Sight of Allah.

91:11
a. The Tribe of Thamud denied and belied their Prophet Saleh
b. through their transgression.

Surah 91 * Ash-Shams 739

91:12
a. When the most wretched among them rushed forward -
b. to maim and savagely kill the she-camel.

91:13
a. And, the Messenger of Allah - Saleh - told them:
b. This is ‘the she-camel of Allah!’
c. Give her time to drink’ at the wells.

91:14
a. But they denied and belied him, and
b. maimed and savagely killed her.
c. So their Rabb - The Lord destroyed them for their criminal offence, and
d. leveled them with the ground.

91:15
a. And, HE was not afraid of its consequences - of destroying Thamud because HE was not accountable to anyone.