The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
By the sun and its noon-time brightness, 1 And the moon as she follows in his wake, 2 And by the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness; 3 and by the night when it enshrouds him! 4 And by the heaven and Him Who built it; 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 By the soul and Him Who propertioned it, 7 and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing! 8 prosperous is he who purified it, 9 And he who confines it will surely come to grief. 10 The Thamud denied (the truth) in their perverseness 11 What time the greatest wretch of them rose up. 12 Then the messenger of God said to them, "This is God's she-camel. Let her drink." 13 But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. 14 And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof. 15