The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
CONSIDER the sun and its radiant brightness, 1 And by oath of the moon when it follows the sun 2 Consider the day as it reveals the world, 3 and by the night when it enshrouds him! 4 By the heaven and Who built it, 5 by the earth and Who spread it, 6 and by the soul and that (Power) which designed it 7 and how it is imbued with moral failings as well as with consciousness of God! 8 He has succeeded who purifies it, 9 And he will indeed fail who corrupts it. 10 Thamud belied in their exorbitance. 11 When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance. 12 Then the apostle of Allah said unto them: beware of the she-camel of Allah and her drink. 13 But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. 14 And He feared not the consequence thereof 15