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91:1  BY the SUN and his noonday brightness
91:2  By the Moon when she followeth him
91:3  By the Day when it revealeth his glory
91:4  By the Night when it enshroudeth him
91:5  By the Heaven and Him who built it
91:6  By the Earth and Him who spread it forth
91:7  By a Soul and Him who balanced it
91:8  And breathed into it its wickedness and its piety
91:9  Blessed now is he who hath kept it pure
91:10  And undone is he who hath corrupted it
91:11  Themoud in his impiety rejected the message of the Lord
91:12  When the greatest wretch among them rushed up:
91:13  Said the Apostle of God to them, - "The Camel of God! let her drink."
91:14  But they treated him as an impostor and hamstrung her. So their Lord destroyed them for their crime, and visited all alike
91:15  Nor feared he the issue