The Sun (Al-Shams)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the sun and his brightness, 1 and the moon as it reflects the sun! 2 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; 3 And the night when it draws a veil over it, 4 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 The soul and how it was integrated 7 and inspired it with its sin and its piety, 8 Surely blissful is he who hath cleansed it, 9 and he who corrupts it is sure to fail. 10 Thamud belied in their exorbitance. 11 when the most corrupt of them incited them (to commit evil). 12 And the apostle of God had to tell them: "This is God's she-camel, let her drink." 13 But they called him a liar and hamstrung her. So God obliterated them for their crime, and (destroyed) all of them alike. 14 And He does not fear its coming behind (to take vengeance). 15