The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sun and its midmorning, 1 By the moon when it followeth it, 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 oath of the heaven and by oath of Him Who made it. 5 And by the earth and Him Who spread it, 6 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; 7 And inspired it with the wickedness thereof and the piety thereof, 8 Truly he succeeds that purifies it, 9 And indeed failed is the one who covered it in sin. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 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 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 God is not afraid of the result of what He had decreed. 15