The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
And by the sun and its brightness; 1 By the Moon as she follows him; 2 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; 3 And by oath of the night when it hides it 4 By the heaven and Him Who builded it, 5 And the earth and Him Who spread it, 6 By the soul, and That which shaped it 7 And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;- 8 Indeed successful is the one who made it pure. 9 and failed is he who buried it! 10 The people of Thamud rejected (the truth) as a result of their rebelliousness 11 when that most hapless wretch from among them rushed forward [to commit his evil deed,] 12 then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!' 13 But they gave him the lie, and cruelly slaughtered her - whereupon their Sustainer visited them with utter destruction for this their sin, destroying them all alike: 14 He has no fear of its sequel. 15