البروج

1 By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

1 By the sky containing great stars

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

2 And the promised day,

2 And [by] the promised Day

3 By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -

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

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

4 Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

6 Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

6 When they sat by it,

6 When they were sitting near it

7 And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

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.

8 And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -

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,

9 Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

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.

10 Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.

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.

11 For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),

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.

12 Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

13 It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

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

14 And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

16 Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

16 The great doer of what He will.

16 Effecter of what He intends.

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

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

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

18 Of Firon and Samood?

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

19 And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

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,

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

22 In a guarded tablet.

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.