The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the sun and his morning brightness 1 by the moon when it follows the sun, 2 Consider the day as it reveals the world, 3 And the night when it enshroudeth him, 4 By the heaven and Him Who builded it, 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 by the soul and how He formed it, 7 Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it; 8 He who purifies it will indeed be successful, 9 And miserable is he who hath buried it. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 11 when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. 12 the Messenger of Allah said to them: '(This is) the shecamel of Allah, let 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 He does not fear the consequence thereof. 15