The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the sun and his brightness, 1 By the moon when it followeth it, 2 Consider the day as it reveals the world, 3 by the night, when it envelops it! 4 and by the sky and by Him Who made it; 5 And [by] the earth and He who spread it 6 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it 7 and inspired it with knowledge of evil and piety, 8 those who purify their souls will certainly have everlasting happiness 9 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. 10 Thamood belied in their pride 11 When the basest of them broke forth 12 And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink! 13 But they called him a liar and hamstrung her. So God obliterated them for their crime, and (destroyed) all of them alike. 14 He did not fear the consequences. 15