البروج

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

1 By the sky containing great stars

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

2 And the promised day,

2 And [by] the promised Day

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

3 And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.

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

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

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 they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.

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

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

8 And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,

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 Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.

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 Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement 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 Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.

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 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

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 Arsh, the Glorious,

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

16 The great doer of what He will.

16 Effecter of what He intends.

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

17 Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

18 Of Firon and Samood?

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

19 Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.

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

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

22 In a guarded tablet.

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin