The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I swear by the sun and its brilliance, 1 By the moon when it followeth it, 2 By the day when it glorifieth it. 3 and by the night when it enshrouds him! 4 By the heaven and Who built it, 5 and by the earth and how He spread it, 6 by the soul and Who shaped it 7 Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him; 8 He has succeeded who purifies it, 9 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it. 10 The Thamud tribe rejected the truth because of their arrogance, 11 Behold, the most wicked man among them was deputed (for impiety). 12 Then the messenger of God said to them, "This is God's she-camel. 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 He dreadeth not the sequel (of events). 15