1. Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun and its brightness
The Sun
1. Wash shamsi wa duhaa haa
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
By the sun and its brightness
2. Wal qamari izaa talaa haa
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
And [by] the moon when it follows it
3. Wannahaari izaa jallaa haa
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
And [by] the day when it displays it
4. Wallaili izaa yaghshaa haa
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
And [by] the night when it covers it
5. Wassamaaa'i wa maa banaahaa
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
6. Wal ardi wa maa tahaahaa
وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
7. Wa nafsinw wa maa sawwaahaa
وَنَفْسٍۢ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
8. Fa-alhamahaa fujoorahaa wa taqwaahaa
فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
9. Qad aflaha man zakkaahaa
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
He has succeeded who purifies it,
10. Wa qad khaaba man dassaahaa
وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
One of the many practices taught by Islam is that its followers should begin their activities in the name of God.
The character of this surah is that of a prayer. The prayer begins with praise of the One to whom our prayer is addressed.