The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; 1 And by the moon as it follows it (the sun); 2 and by the day as it reveals its glory 3 and by the night as it envelopes the sun; 4 By the heaven and That which built it 5 And by the earth and Him Who spread it, 6 by the soul and how He formed it, 7 And inspired in it the knowledge of its sins and its piety. 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 and failed is he who buried it! 10 (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride, 11 When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance. 12 But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her 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