البروج

1 By the sky containing great stars

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the 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 what is witnessed,

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

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

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

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

6 When they were sitting near it

6 When they sat by it,

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

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

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

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

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

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

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

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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

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

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

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

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

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

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

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

16 Effecter of what He intends.

16 Doer of what He will.

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

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

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

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

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

22 On a guarded tablet.

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin