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Surah Ash-Shams for Kids

سورة الشمس

The Sun · 15 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Ash-Shams about?

Prophet Salih's people were given a special she-camel as a sign from Allah, but they hurt her. Real success is keeping our hearts clean and good. Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun) is surah number 91 of the Quran, a Makki surah of 15 ayat in Juz 30. It is number 25 in the Noor Garden memorization path for kids.

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Surah Ash-Shams full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

    By the sun and its brightness

  2. 2

    وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

    And [by] the moon when it follows it

  3. 3

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

    And [by] the day when it displays it

  4. 4

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

    And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

  5. 5

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

    And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

  6. 6

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    And [by] the earth and He who spread it

  7. 7

    وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

    And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

  8. 8

    فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

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

  9. 9

    قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

    He has succeeded who purifies it,

  10. 10

    وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

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

  11. 11

    كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

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

  12. 12

    إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

    When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

  13. 13

    فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَـٰهَا

    And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."

  14. 14

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنۢبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

    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].

  15. 15

    وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَـٰهَا

    And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

Surah Ash-Shams word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
وَٱلشَّمْسِwal-shamsiBy the sun
وَضُحَىٰهَاwaḍuḥāhāand its brightness
وَٱلْقَمَرِwal-qamariAnd the moon
إِذَاidhāwhen
تَلَىٰهَاtalāhāit follows it
وَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriAnd the day
إِذَاidhāwhen
جَلَّىٰهَاjallāhāit displays it
وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
إِذَاidhāwhen
يَغْشَىٰهَاyaghshāhāit covers it
وَٱلسَّمَآءِwal-samāiAnd the heaven
وَمَاwamāand (He) Who
بَنَىٰهَاbanāhāconstructed it
وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiAnd the earth
وَمَاwamāand by (He) Who
طَحَىٰهَاṭaḥāhāspread it
وَنَفْسٍۢwanafsinAnd (the) soul
وَمَاwamāand (He) Who
سَوَّىٰهَاsawwāhāproportioned it
فَأَلْهَمَهَاfa-alhamahāAnd He inspired it
فُجُورَهَاfujūrahā(to distinguish) its wickedness
وَتَقْوَىٰهَاwataqwāhāand its righteousness
قَدْqadIndeed
أَفْلَحَaflaḥahe succeeds
مَنmanwho
زَكَّىٰهَاzakkāhāpurifies it
وَقَدْwaqadAnd indeed
خَابَkhābahe fails
مَنmanwho
دَسَّىٰهَاdassāhāburies it
كَذَّبَتْkadhabatDenied
ثَمُودُthamūduThamud
بِطَغْوَىٰهَآbiṭaghwāhāby their transgression
إِذِidhiWhen
ٱنۢبَعَثَinbaʿatha(was) sent forth
أَشْقَىٰهَاashqāhā(the) most wicked of them
فَقَالَfaqālaBut said
لَهُمْlahumto them
رَسُولُrasūlu(the) Messenger
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
نَاقَةَnāqata(It is the) she-camel
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَسُقْيَـٰهَاwasuq'yāhāand her drink
فَكَذَّبُوهُfakadhabūhuBut they denied him
فَعَقَرُوهَاfaʿaqarūhāand they hamstrung her
فَدَمْدَمَfadamdamaSo destroyed
عَلَيْهِمْʿalayhimthem
رَبُّهُمrabbuhumtheir Lord
بِذَنۢبِهِمْbidhanbihimfor their sin
فَسَوَّىٰهَاfasawwāhāand leveled them
وَلَاwalāAnd not
يَخَافُyakhāfuHe fears
عُقْبَـٰهَاʿuq'bāhāits consequences

How to memorize Surah Ash-Shams

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Ash-Shams three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Learn it in parts: with 15 ayat, split it into 3 parts of 5 ayat and only move on when the current part is solid.
  4. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  5. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Ash-Shams facts

Surah number
91
Ayat
15
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Page 595
Position in Noor Garden path
25 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Ash-Shams for kids?

Prophet Salih's people were given a special she-camel as a sign from Allah, but they hurt her. Real success is keeping our hearts clean and good. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Ash-Shams?

Surah Ash-Shams has 15 ayat. Many children need one to two weeks of short daily practice, adding a few ayat each day and reviewing the ones already learned.

Is Surah Ash-Shams Makki or Madani?

Surah Ash-Shams is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 91 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.