The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; 1 And the moon as she follows in his wake, 2 and by the day as it reveals its glory 3 And [by] the night when it covers it 4 and by the sky and by Him Who made it; 5 And [by] the earth and He who spread it 6 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it 7 And given the faculty of knowing what is disruptive and what is intrinsic to it. 8 He has succeeded who purifies it, 9 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. 10 Thamud belied in their exorbitance. 11 When the basest of them broke forth 12 Then the messenger of God said to them, "This is God's she-camel. Let her drink." 13 In response they belied him, and hamstrung the she camel – so Allah put ruin over them because of their sins and flattened their dwellings. 14 He has no fear of its sequel. 15