The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sun and its midmorning, 1 and by the moon as it follows it, 2 and by the day as it displays the sun's glory, 3 And the night when it draws a veil over it, 4 By the heaven and That which built it 5 and by the earth and That which extended it! 6 by the soul and how He formed it, 7 then inspired it to understand what was right and wrong for it. 8 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, 9 and truly lost is he who buries it [in darkness]. 10 The tribe of Thamud denied with rebellion. 11 when that most hapless wretch from among them rushed forward [to commit his evil deed,] 12 the Messenger of Allah said to them: '(This is) the shecamel of Allah, let her drink' 13 But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them: 14 He dreadeth not the sequel (of events). 15