الشمس

By the sun and its brightness ^[1]

And [by] the moon when it follows it ^[2]

And [by] the day when it displays it ^[3]

And [by] the night when it covers it ^[4]

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it ^[5]

And [by] the earth and He who spread it ^[6]

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it ^[7]

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness, ^[8]

He has succeeded who purifies it, ^[9]

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. ^[10]

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression, ^[11]

When the most wretched of them was sent 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 denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them]. ^[14]

And He does not fear the consequence thereof. ^[15]