Surah “The Sun”

as rendered by Musharraf Hussain — 15 verses

By the sun and its morning brightness,
by the moon that follows it,
by the day that it brightens up,
by the night that covers it.
By the sky and by Him who designed it,
by the Earth and by Him who levelled it out.
By the human and by Him who perfected him;
so inspired him to follow either its vice or virtue
Whoever purified himself succeeded,
and whoever was immoral failed himself.
The people of Thamud cruelly treated their Messenger.
When the most wicked among them was dispatched against him.
Allah’s Messenger told him, “Let Allah’s she-camel have her share of the water.”
But they denied him, and hamstrung her, so due to this crime their Lord destroyed them.
He didn’t fear its consequences