Surah “The Sun”

as rendered by Arthur John Arberry — 15 verses

By the sun and his morning brightnes
and by the moon when she follows him
and by the day when it displays hi
and by the night when it enshrouds him
By the heaven and That which built i
and by the earth and That which extended it
By the soul, and That which shaped i
and inspired it to lewdness and godfearing
Prosperous is he who purifies it
and failed has he who seduces it
Thamood cried lies in their insolenc
when the most wretched of them uprose
then the Messenger of God said to them, 'The She-camel of God; let her drink!
But they cried him lies, and hamstrung her, so their Lord crushed them for their sin, and leveled them
and He fears not the issue thereof