The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the sun and its heat and brightness, 1 and by the moon when she follows him, 2 and by the day as it displays the sun's glory, 3 The night when it covers him over, 4 By the heaven and Him Who builded it, 5 The earth and its spreading out, 6 By the soul, and That which shaped it 7 Then He inspired it to understand what is right and wrong for it; 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 And miserable is he who hath buried it. 10 (The tribe of) Thamud denied (the truth) in their rebellious pride, 11 When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance. 12 And the apostle of God had to tell 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 And He feared not the consequence thereof 15