I swear by the sun and his broad light,

] and by the moon when she follows him,

and by the day when it shows its brightness,

and by the night when it envelops him,

] and by the sky, and the One who built it,

and by the earth, and the One who spread it,

and by the soul, and the One who made it well,

] then inspired it with its (instincts of) evil and piety,

success is really attained by him who purifies it,

and failure is really suffered by him who pollutes it.