The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the sun and its noon-time brightness, 1 and by the moon as it follows it; 2 and by the day as it reveals its glory 3 by the night when it covers the earth with darkness, 4 And by the heaven and Him Who built it; 5 and by the earth and by Him Who stretched it out; 6 By the soul, and That which shaped it 7 And inspired in it the knowledge of its sins and its piety. 8 prosperous is he who purified it, 9 And miserable is he who hath buried it. 10 Samood gave the lie (to the truth) in their inordinacy, 11 when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. 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 slaughtered her, therefore their Lord crushed them for their sin and levelled them (with the ground). 14 And He feared not the consequence thereof 15