The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; 1 by the moon, which follows it, 2 and by the day as it displays the sun's glory, 3 And by oath of the night when it hides it 4 By the heaven and Who 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 with knowledge of evil and piety, 8 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, 9 and failed is he who buried it! 10 The Thamud (people) rejected (their prophet) through their inordinate wrong-doing, 11 when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. 12 So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) drink. 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 its consequence. 15