The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the sun and its rising brightness 1 by the moon when it follows the sun, 2 And by the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness; 3 and by the night as it envelopes the sun; 4 And by the heaven and Him Who built it; 5 And [by] the earth and He who spread it 6 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it 7 And inspired in it the knowledge of its sins and its piety. 8 Prosperous is he who purifies it, 9 And miserable is he who hath buried it. 10 The tribe of Thamud denied with rebellion. 11 when that most hapless wretch from among them rushed forward [to commit his evil deed,] 12 And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink! 13 But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them: 14 He did not fear the consequences. 15