The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
By the sun and its midmorning, 1 By the Moon as she follows him; 2 and by the day as it reveals its glory 3 and by the night when it draws a veil over it, 4 By the Firmament and its (wonderful) structure; 5 And the earth and Him Who extended it, 6 And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it 7 and how it is imbued with moral failings as well as with consciousness of God! 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 And he who confines it will surely come to grief. 10 The tribe of Thamud denied with rebellion. 11 When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance. 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 does not fear the consequence. 15