The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the sun and his morning brightness 1 And by the moon as it follows it (the sun); 2 By the Day as it shows up (the Sun's) glory; 3 The night when it covers him over, 4 By the heaven and Who built it, 5 And the earth and Him Who spread it, 6 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; 7 then inspired it to understand what was right and wrong for it. 8 Surely blissful is he who hath cleansed it, 9 and he who corrupts it is sure to fail. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 11 when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. 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 slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground). 14 And He feared not the consequence thereof 15