The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the sun and his brightness, 1 by the moon when it follows the sun, 2 And by oath of the day when it reveals it 3 And the night when it enshroudeth him, 4 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; 5 by the earth and Who spread it, 6 Consider the human self, and how it is formed in accordance with what it is meant to be, 7 then inspired it to understand what was right and wrong for it. 8 Prosperous is he who purifies it, 9 and he who corrupts it is sure to fail. 10 The Thamud denied (the truth) in their perverseness 11 when the most wretched of them uprose, 12 So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) drink. 13 But they rejected his statement as a lie and hamstrung the she-camel. For that crime their Lord rumbled down upon them, utterly razing them to the ground. 14 And He feared not the consequence thereof 15