The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
By the Sun and his (glorious) splendour; 1 By the moon when it followeth it, 2 and by the day when it displays him 3 and by the night when it enshrouds him! 4 By the heaven and Who built it, 5 And [by] the earth and He who spread it 6 by the soul and Who shaped it 7 and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing! 8 He who purifies it will prosper, 9 And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. 10 TO [THIS] TRUTH gave the lie, in their overweening arrogance, [the tribe of] Thamud, 11 when the most corrupt of them incited them (to commit evil). 12 And the apostle of God had to tell them: "This is God's she-camel, let her drink." 13 But they belied him, and hamstrung her. So their Lord crushed them for their sin and leveled it (their village). 14 And He (Allah) feared not the consequences thereof. 15