By the sun and her forenoon splendour
by the moon when he follows her
by the day when it reveals her
by the night when it covers her
by the sky and Him who built it
by the earth and Him who spread it
by the soul and Him who fashioned it
and inspired it with [discernment between] its virtues and vices
one who purifies it is felicitous
and one who betrays it fails
The [people of] Thamud denied [Allah’s signs] out of their rebellion
when the most wretched of them rose up
But then the apostle of Allah said to them, ‘Let Allah’s she-camel drink!’
But they impugned him and then hamstrung her, so their Lord took them unawares by night because of their sin, and levelled it
And He does not fear its outcome