The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the sun and his morning brightness 1 and by the moon when she follows him, 2 by the day when it brightens the earth, 3 and the night as it veils it darkly! 4 By the heaven and Who built it, 5 and by the earth and how He spread it, 6 and by the soul and by Him Who perfectly proportioned it, 7 Then He showed him what is wrong for him and what is right for him; 8 He is indeed successful who causeth it to grow, 9 and truly lost is he who buries it [in darkness]. 10 Thamood cried lies in their insolence 11 What time the greatest wretch of them rose up. 12 And the messenger of Allah said: It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink! 13 Then they belied him and they hamstrung her; wherefore their Lord overwhelmed them for their crime, and made it equal. 14 He did not fear the consequences. 15