The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
And by the sun and its brightness; 1 And [by] the moon when it follows it 2 And by the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness; 3 The night when it covers him over, 4 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; 5 and the earth and all its expanse! 6 By the soul, and That which shaped it 7 and how it is imbued with moral failings as well as with consciousness of God! 8 Prosperous is he who purifies it, 9 And miserable is he who hath buried it. 10 Thamood belied in their pride 11 What time the greatest wretch of them rose up. 12 although God's apostle had told them, "It is a she-camel belonging to God, so let her drink [and do her no harm]!" 13 Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)! 14 He does not fear the consequence. 15