Al Buruj

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

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

2 And the promised day,

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

2 And by the Promised Day.

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

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

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

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

6 When they sat by it,

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

6 When they sat by it,

7 And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

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

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

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

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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

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

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.

11 Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.

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

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

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 The great doer of what He will.

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

16 Doer of what He will.

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

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

18 Of Firon and Samood?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

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

22 In a guarded tablet.

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 On a guarded tablet.