البروج

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

1 By the sky containing great stars

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

2 And by the Promised Day.

2 And [by] the promised Day

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

3 And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

3 And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

4 (Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

6 When they sat by it,

6 When they were sitting near it

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

7 And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.

7 And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

8 They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,

8 And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

9 Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

9 To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

10 Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.

10 Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.

10 Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi

11 Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.

11 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.

11 Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

13 Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

13 Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

16 Doer of what He will.

16 Effecter of what He intends.

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

19 But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

21 Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

22 On a guarded tablet.

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin