The Quran

سورة الشّمس

Surah Al-Shams 91:7

The Sun · Verse 7 of 15

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

Abdul Mannan Omar

And the (human) soul and That (Mighty Lord) Who made it perfect,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it;

Ahmed Ali

The soul and how it was integrated

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And the human selfhood and that (All-Knowing, All-Powerful, and All-Wise One) Who has formed it to perfection;

Daryabadi

By the soul and Him Who propertioned it,

Faridul Haque

And by oath of the soul and by oath of Him Who made it proper.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the soul and its perfection! --

Maulvi Sher Ali

And by the soul and its perfection -

Muhammad Asad

Consider the human self, and how it is formed in accordance with what it is meant to be,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And by Nafs (Adam or a person or a soul, etc.), and Him Who perfected him in proportion;

Muhammad Pickthall

And a soul and Him Who perfected it

Muhammad Sarwar

and by the soul and that (Power) which designed it

Muhammed ali Shakir

And the soul and Him Who made it perfect,

Rashad Khalifa

The soul and Him who created it.

Shabbir Ahmed

Consider the human ‘self’ and Him Who endowed it with the capacity to balance itself.

Commentary 91:7 Nafsنَفْسٍ– “The human soul”. It refers to the mysteries related to the knowledge of the human mind and behaviour and to the mental faculties necessary…

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّاهَا

91:7 Nafsنَفْسٍ– “The human soul”. It refers to the mysteries related to the knowledge of the human mind and behaviour and to the mental faculties necessary for progress, which are given to every human being. There are some who develop them and make them thrive, yet others who corrupt them by allowing them to remain hidden and not employing them to their advantage (cf. 91:10). Moreover, there exists a unified harmony in the system of the universe, clearly indicating the unity of God. The perfect souls are the souls of Prophets.