The Sun (Al-Shams)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By oath of the sun and its light 1 And the moon as she follows in his wake, 2 by the day, when it displays it, 3 And by oath of the night when it hides it 4 by the sky and how He built it 5 And the earth and Him Who extended it, 6 by the soul and Who shaped it 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 miserable is he who hath buried it. 10 The Thamud denied (the truth) in their perverseness 11 When among them the great wretch arose, 12 And the apostle of God had to tell them: "This is God's she-camel, 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