The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
By the sun and its brightness 1 and by the moon when she follows him, 2 And the day when it shows it, 3 And [by] the night when it covers it 4 Consider the sky and its wondrous make, 5 By the Earth and its (wide) expanse: 6 By the Soul, and the proportion and order given to it; 7 and inspired it with knowledge of evil and piety, 8 Truly he succeeds that purifies it, 9 and he who corrupts it is sure to fail. 10 Thamood belied in their pride 11 When the most wicked among them stood up in defiance. 12 So the Noble Messenger of Allah said to them, “Stay away from the she camel of Allah, and from its turn to 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