The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By oath of the sun and its light 1 And the moon as she follows in his wake, 2 Consider the day as it reveals the world, 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 That which extended it! 6 And the soul and Him Who made it perfect, 7 then inspired it to understand what was right and wrong for it. 8 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, 9 And indeed failed is the one who covered it in sin. 10 The Thamud denied (the truth) in their perverseness 11 when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. 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 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 fears not its consequence. 15