Surah “The Sun”

as rendered by Dr. Kamal Omar — 15 verses

The sun acts as a witness and its brightness
and the moon when it received its due (i.e., the light) from it
and the day-time when it made it (i.e., the sun) brightly appearing
and the night when it conceals it (i.e., the sun)
and the heaven, and how (beauitiful and vast) He built it
and the earth, and how (evenly) He spread it
and Nafs and how He made it proportionate
then He provided her (i.e., to the Nafs, an inherent ability in conscience, mind or heart to point out) evils unto her and piety unto her
Indeed he has succeeded whoever purified her (the Nafs)
And indeed he lost who corrupted her (i.e., the Nafs)
Samud (people) denied through the arrogant, rebellious behaviour of her (i.e., of the Nafs)
when one of the most wicked of that (habitation) came forward (in bad intention)
So Rusulullah (Messenger of Allah) said to them: “(behave properly with the) she-camel of Allah and (bear and tolerate) her (nature) as a female who drinks more water (than other animals and beings)
Then they belied him; so they hamstrung her (mahead of state her incapacitated to approach the site of water-supply). So their Nourisher-Sustainer brought over them severe whipping because of their crime, so He levelled these (people and their city in a complete destruction)
And (Allah) fears not about its consequences