The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
By the sun and his morning brightness 1 and the moon as it reflects the sun! 2 The day when it reveals his radiance, 3 And the night when it enshroudeth him, 4 And [by] the sky and He who constructed it 5 And [by] the earth and He who spread it 6 The soul and how it was integrated 7 And inspired in it the knowledge of its sins and its piety. 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 And he who confines it will surely come to grief. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 11 When among them the great wretch arose, 12 But the Messenger of Allah said to them: "It is a She-camel of Allah! And (bar her not from) having her drink!" 13 But they gave him the lie, and cruelly slaughtered her - whereupon their Sustainer visited them with utter destruction for this their sin, destroying them all alike: 14 He does not fear the result (of their destruction). 15