Allah swore by the sun, and by the time of sunrise after appearing from its eastern horizon.

And swore by the moon when it follows behind it after [the sun's] setting.

And swore by the daytime when it reveals whatever is on the face of the earth with its light.

And swore by the night when it covers the face of the earth, causing it to become dark.

And swore by the sky and its perfect structure.

And swore by the earth and its expansiveness so people can live upon it.

And swore by each soul and by Allah's creation of balance in it.

Then He made it understand, without teaching, what is evil so it could avoid it and what is good to approach it.

The one who has purified his soul by adorning it with virtues and freeing it of atrocities has attained his objective.

And the one who has secretly buried his soul in sins and acts of disobedience has lost.

After mentioning the loss of the one who corrupts their soul and conceals it with disobedience, He mentions Thamūd as an example, stating:

Thamūd rejected their Prophet Saleh due to their transgressing the limits in committing sins and acts of disobedience.

When the most wretched among them stood up after his people appointed him for the task.

Allah's messenger Saleh (peace be upon him) said to them: Leave the camel of Allah alone; let it drink on its [assigned] day and do not harm it.

Then, they rejected their Messenger regarding the camel. The most wretched among them killed it with the people's approval, and consequently, they all became complicit in the sin. As a result, Allah imposed His torment upon them and destroyed them with a scream for their sins. He equally punished them all with destruction.

Allah inflicted them with the torment that destroyed them; unafraid of its consequences, may He be Exalted.