The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I swear by the sun and its brilliance, 1 and by the moon when she follows him, 2 And the day when it revealeth him, 3 by the night, when it envelops it! 4 By the heaven and That which built it 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it 7 and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing! 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 and he who suppresses it will be ruined. 10 In their presumptuous insolence the Thamud called the Truth a lie 11 when that most hapless wretch from among them rushed forward [to commit his evil deed,] 12 But the Messenger of Allah [Salih (Saleh)] said to them: "Be cautious! Fear the evil end. That is the she-camel of Allah! (Do not harm it) and bar it not from having its 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 has no fear of its sequel. 15