1By the sun and its brightness

2And [by] the moon when it follows it

3And [by] the day when it displays it¹⁸⁰¹

4And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it

5And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

6And [by] the earth and He who spread it

7And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it¹⁸⁰²

8And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

9He has succeeded who purifies it,

10And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

11Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

12When the most wretched of them was sent forth.¹⁸⁰³

13And the messenger of Allāh [i.e., Ṣāliḥ] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allāh or [prevent her from] her drink."

14But they denied him and hamstrung¹⁸⁰⁴ her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

15And He does not fear the consequence thereof.¹⁸⁰⁵