Ayah 1
By the sun and its brightness
Ayah 2
And [by] the moon when it follows it
Ayah 3
And [by] the day when it displays it
Ayah 4
And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it
Ayah 5
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it
Ayah 6
And [by] the earth and He who spread it
Ayah 7
And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it
Ayah 8
And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,
Ayah 9
He has succeeded who purifies it,
Ayah 10
And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].
Ayah 11
Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,
Ayah 12
When the most wretched of them was sent forth.
Ayah 13
And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."
Ayah 14
But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].
Ayah 15
And He does not fear the consequence thereof.