The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sun and his morning brightness 1 and by the moon as it follows it; 2 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; 3 by the night, when it envelops it! 4 and by the sky and by Him Who made it; 5 The earth and its spreading out, 6 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; 7 and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing! 8 He who nourishes it will surely be successful, 9 And he who confines it will surely come to grief. 10 The tribe of Thamud denied with rebellion. 11 When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance. 12 the Messenger of Allah said to them: '(This is) the shecamel of Allah, let her drink' 13 But they rejected his statement as a lie and hamstrung the she-camel. For that crime their Lord rumbled down upon them, utterly razing them to the ground. 14 He dreadeth not the sequel (of events). 15