91.The Sun

  1. By the sun in its morning brightness
  2. and by the moon as it follows it
  3. by the day as it displays the sun’s glory
  4. and by the night as it conceals it
  5. by the sky and how He built it
  6. and by the earth and how He spread it
  7. by the soul and how He formed it
  8. and inspired it [to know] its own rebellion and piety
  9. The one who purifies his soul succeeds
  10. and the one who corrupts it fails
  11. In their arrogant cruelty, the people of Thamud called [their messenger] a liar
  12. when the most wicked man among them rose [against him]
  13. The messenger of God said to them, ‘[Leave] God’s camel to drink,’
  14. but they called him a liar and hamstrung her. Their Lord destroyed them for their crime and levelled them
  15. He did not hesitate to punish them