By the sun, and its rising brightness
by the moon, when she followeth him
by the day, when it sheweth his splendor
by the night, when it covereth him with darkness
by the heaven, and Him who built it
by the earth, and Him who spread it forth
by the soul, and Him who completely formed it
and inspired into the same its faculty of distinguishing, and power of choosing, wickedness and piety
Now is he who hath purified the same, happy
but he who hath corrupted the same, is miserable
Thamud accused their prophet Saleh of imposture, through the excess of their wickedness
When the wretch among them was sent to slay the camel
and the apostle of God said unto them, let alone the camel of God; and hinder not her drinking
But they charged him with imposture; and they slew her. Wherefore their Lord destroyed them, for their crime, and made their punishment equal unto them all
And he feareth not the issue thereof