The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
By the sun and its heat and brightness, 1 By the Moon as she follows him; 2 And by the day as it shows up (the sun's) brightness; 3 and by the night as it envelopes the sun; 4 By the heaven and Him Who builded it, 5 And the earth and Him Who spread it, 6 By the soul, and That which shaped it 7 And inspired it with the wickedness thereof and the piety thereof, 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 11 When the most unfortunate of them broke forth with 12 And the apostle of God had to tell them: "This is God's she-camel, let her drink." 13 Then they denied him and they killed it. So their Lord destroyed them because of their sin, and made them equal in destruction (i.e. all grades of people, rich and poor, strong and weak, etc.)! 14 And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof. 15