The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the sun and its morning brightness, 1 And by the moon as it follows it (the sun); 2 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; 3 and by the night when it enshrouds him! 4 Consider the sky and its wondrous make, 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it 7 then inspired it to understand what was right and wrong for it. 8 He who purifies it will indeed be successful, 9 And indeed failed is the one who covered it in sin. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 11 When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel). 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 the consequence thereof. 15