Ash-Shams
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sun and his brightness, (1)
And the moon when she followeth
him, (2)
And the day when it revealeth him,
(3)
And the night when it enshroudeth
him, (4)
And the heaven and Him Who built
it, (5)
And the earth and Him Who spread
it, (6)
And a soul and Him Who perfected
it (7)
And inspired it (with conscience
of) what is wrong for it and (what is) right for it.
(8)
He is indeed successful who
causeth it to grow, (9)
And he is indeed a failure who
stunteth it. (10)
(The tribe of) Thamud denied (the
truth) in their rebellious pride, (11)
When the basest of them broke
forth (12)
And the messenger of Allah said:
It is the she-camel of Allah, so let her drink! (13)
But they denied him, and they
hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin
and razed (their dwellings). (14)
He dreadeth not the sequel (of
events). (15)