Al Buruj

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

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

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

2 And by the Promised Day.

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

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

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

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

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

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

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

6 When they sat by it,

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

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

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

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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),

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

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

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

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

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

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 Doer of what He will.

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

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

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

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

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

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

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

22 On a guarded tablet.

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!