The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sun and its noon-time brightness, 1 by the moon when it follows the sun, 2 by the day when it brightens the earth, 3 And by the night as it conceals it (the sun); 4 Consider the sky and its wondrous make, 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 and by the soul and that (Power) which designed it 7 and inspired it with its sin and its piety, 8 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, 9 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 11 when that most hapless wretch from among them rushed forward [to commit his evil deed,] 12 Then the apostle of Allah said unto them: beware of the she-camel of Allah and her drink. 13 However, they rejected him and slew her. So their Lord completely destroyed them and their city for their sins. 14 God is not afraid of the result of what He had decreed. 15