The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By oath of the sun and its light 1 and by the moon as it follows it, 2 Consider the day as it reveals the world, 3 and the night as it veils it darkly! 4 And by the heaven and Him Who built it; 5 And the earth and Him Who extended it, 6 by the soul and how He formed it, 7 and imbued it with (the consciousness of) its evil and its piety: 8 Prosperous is he who purifies it, 9 and he who suppresses it will be ruined. 10 The Thamud denied (the truth) in their perverseness 11 When among them the great wretch arose, 12 So the Noble Messenger of Allah said to them, “Stay away from the she camel of Allah, and from its turn to drink.” 13 Then they belied him and they hamstrung her; wherefore their Lord overwhelmed them for their crime, and made it equal. 14 And He feared not the consequence thereof 15