The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
I CALL TO witness the sun and his early morning splendour, 1 By the Moon as she follows him; 2 And the day when it revealeth him, 3 By the night when it envelopeth it, 4 And by oath of the heaven and by oath of Him Who made it. 5 and by the earth and how He spread it, 6 By the soul and Him Who propertioned it, 7 and inspired it with its sin and its piety, 8 Indeed successful is the one who made it pure. 9 And indeed failed is the one who covered it in sin. 10 In their presumptuous insolence the Thamud called the Truth a lie 11 When among them the great wretch arose, 12 So Allah's apostle said to them (Leave alone) Allah's she-camel, and (give) her (to) 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 And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof. 15