The Sun (Al-Shams)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the sun and its rising brightness 1 And the moon when it follows the sun, 2 And by the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness; 3 And the night when it enshroudeth him, 4 By the heaven and Who built it, 5 by the earth and Who spread it, 6 by the soul and how He formed it, 7 And its enlightenment as to its wrong and its right;- 8 He has succeeded who purifies it, 9 and failed has he who seduces it. 10 Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy, 11 Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety). 12 the Messenger of Allah said to them: '(This is) the shecamel of Allah, let her drink' 13 But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them: 14 And He does not fear its coming behind (to take vengeance). 15