The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By oath of the sun and its light 1 And the moon as she follows in his wake, 2 And the day when it shows it, 3 by the night, when it envelops it! 4 by the sky and how He built it 5 and by the earth and how He spread it, 6 and by the soul and by Him Who perfectly proportioned it, 7 And inspired in it the knowledge of its sins and its piety. 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it. 10 Thamood belied in their pride 11 When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance. 12 The Messenger of God told them, "This is a she-camel, belonging to God. Do not deprive her of her share of water". 13 But they called him a liar and slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground). 14 and He fears not the issue thereof. 15