The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the sun and his morning brightness 1 And by oath of the moon when it follows the sun 2 By the day when it glorifieth it. 3 By the night when it envelopeth it, 4 Consider the sky and its wondrous make, 5 and the earth and all its expanse! 6 By the soul and Him Who propertioned it, 7 and inspired it with knowledge of evil and piety, 8 Prosperous is he who purifies it, 9 and failed is he who buried it! 10 Thamood belied in their pride 11 When the most wretched of them was sent forth. 12 Then Allah's Messenger warned them: “Hands off the she-camel and her drink!” 13 But they rejected his statement as a lie and hamstrung the she-camel. For that crime their Lord rumbled down upon them, utterly razing them to the ground. 14 And He does not fear the consequence thereof. 15