الشَّمس

‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏‏‏‏‏‏ ‏

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)