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91. Ash-Shams - The Sun
| 1 | I CALL TO witness the sun and his early morning splendour, |
| 2 | And the moon as she follows in his wake, |
| 3 | The day when it reveals his radiance, |
| 4 | The night when it covers him over, |
| 5 | The heavens and its architecture, |
| 6 | The earth and its spreading out, |
| 7 | The soul and how it was integrated |
| 8 | And given the faculty of knowing what is disruptive and what is intrinsic to it. |
| 9 | He who nourishes it will surely be successful, |
| 10 | And he who confines it will surely come to grief. |
| 11 | The Thamud denied (the truth) in their perverseness |
| 12 | When among them the great wretch arose, |
| 13 | And the apostle of God had to tell them: "This is God's she-camel, let her drink." |
| 14 | But they called him a liar and hamstrung her. So God obliterated them for their crime, and (destroyed) all of them alike. |
| 15 | He does not fear the consequence. |