al-Shams

By the sun and her forenoon splendour,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the moon when he follows her,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the day when it reveals her,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the night when it covers her,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the sky and Him who built it,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the earth and Him who spread it,

— Ali Quli Qarai

by the soul and Him who fashioned it,

— Ali Quli Qarai

and inspired it with [discernment between] its virtues and vices:

— Ali Quli Qarai

one who purifies it is felicitous,

— Ali Quli Qarai

and one who betrays it fails.

— Ali Quli Qarai

The [people of] Thamud denied [Allah’s signs] out of their rebellion,

— Ali Quli Qarai

when the most wretched of them rose up.

— Ali Quli Qarai

The apostle of Allah had told them, ‘This is Allah’s she-camel, let her drink!’

— Ali Quli Qarai

But they impugned him and hamstrung her. So their Lord took them unawares by night because of their sin, and levelled it.

— Ali Quli Qarai

And He does not fear its outcome.

— Ali Quli Qarai