Al Buruj

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

1 By the sky containing great 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 what is witnessed,

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

6 When they sat by it,

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

6 When they were sitting near it

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

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

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

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 To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is 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 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 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 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

16 The great doer of what He will.

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

16 Effecter of what He intends.

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

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

18 Of Firon and Samood?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

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

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

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

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

22 In a guarded tablet.

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.