The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
I swear by the sun and its brilliance, 1 By the moon when it followeth it, 2 And the day when it revealeth him, 3 and by the night when it enshrouds him! 4 And by oath of the heaven and by oath of Him Who made it. 5 and the earth and all its expanse! 6 By the soul, and That which shaped it 7 and inspired it with knowledge of evil and piety, 8 He who purifies it will indeed be successful, 9 And indeed failed is the one who covered it in sin. 10 The tribe of Thamud denied with rebellion. 11 When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel). 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 But they called him a liar and hamstrung her. So God obliterated them for their crime, and (destroyed) all of them alike. 14 And He feared not the consequence thereof 15