The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; 1 By the moon when it followeth it, 2 and by the day as it reveals its glory 3 And by oath of the night when it hides it 4 By the heaven and Him Who builded it, 5 and by the earth and how He spread it, 6 And a soul and Him Who perfected it 7 and inspired it with its sin and its piety, 8 He who purifies it will indeed be successful, 9 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. 10 The people of Thamud rejected (the truth) as a result of their rebelliousness 11 when the most wicked man among them rose up. 12 Then Allah's Messenger warned them: “Hands off the she-camel and 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 for Him is no fear of its consequences. 15