Quran 91:1: The Last Testament

By the Sun and its brightness.

Translation endnotes

[91:1-9] For the function of oaths in the Quran, see 89:5.

91:1Verse 6131 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَالشَّمْسِ

wal-shamsi

By the sun

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form شمس. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

By the sun

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaاāلlشَّshshaمْmسِsi

Read the sounds from right to left. Written letters and spoken sound may differ where Arabic pronunciation rules apply.

ROOTش م س

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) with 2 attached parts

“وَ” (wa)means “and.” It is a preposition: it links this word to the next word or phrase.Corpus grammarP — prefixed preposition.

“ال” (al)the Arabic equivalent of “the.” It makes the following noun specific.Corpus grammarDET — prefixed definite article.

“شَّمْسِ” (shamsi)means “By the sun” in this verse. It is a noun. a naming word. Here it is feminine, genitive.Corpus grammarN — genitive noun.