The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
I CALL TO witness the sun and his early morning splendour, 1 By the moon when it followeth it, 2 and by the day as it displays the sun's glory, 3 and the night as it veils it darkly! 4 and by the sky and by Him Who made it; 5 The earth and its spreading out, 6 The soul and how it was integrated 7 and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing! 8 He who purifies it will indeed be successful, 9 And he who confines it will surely come to grief. 10 TO [THIS] TRUTH gave the lie, in their overweening arrogance, [the tribe of] Thamud, 11 when the most wicked of them broke forth, 12 So the Noble Messenger of Allah said to them, “Stay away from the she camel of Allah, and from its turn to drink.” 13 But they gave him the lie, and cruelly slaughtered her - whereupon their Sustainer visited them with utter destruction for this their sin, destroying them all alike: 14 He does not fear the result (of their destruction). 15