By the sun and its brightness ﴿1﴾ And [by] the moon when it follows it ﴿2﴾ And [by] the day when it displays it ﴿3﴾ And [by] the night when it covers [i.e., conceals] it ﴿4﴾
And [by] the sky and He who constructed it ﴿5﴾ And [by] the earth and He who spread it ﴿6﴾ And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it ﴿7﴾ And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness, ﴿8﴾
He has succeeded who purifies it, ﴿9﴾ And he has failed who instills it [with corruption]. ﴿10﴾ Thamūd denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression, ﴿11﴾ When the most wretched of them was sent forth. ﴿12﴾
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." ﴿13﴾ 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]. ﴿14﴾ And He does not fear the consequence thereof. ﴿15﴾
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