The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
By the sun and its morning brightness, 1 and by the moon as it follows it; 2 and by the day when it displays him 3 And by oath of the night when it hides it 4 And by the heaven and Him Who built it; 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 And a soul and Him Who perfected it 7 and inspired it with its sin and its piety, 8 He has succeeded who purifies it, 9 And he is indeed a failure who stunteth it. 10 Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy, 11 when the most wicked of them broke forth, 12 And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink." 13 But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them: 14 He does not fear the result (of their destruction). 15