Al Buruj

Shakir

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.

Pickthall

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

Shakir

2 And the promised day,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];

Pickthall

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

Shakir

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

4 Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).

Pickthall

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

Shakir

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 Of fire fed with fuel,

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

Shakir

6 When they sat by it,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 When they sat by it (fire),

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

7 And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

8 And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

9 To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

10 Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.

Pickthall

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.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

11 Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.

Pickthall

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

Shakir

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

12 Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Shakir

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

13 Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).

Pickthall

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

Shakir

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Shakir

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 Owner of the throne, the Glorious,

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Shakir

16 The great doer of what He will.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 (He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 Has the story reached you of the hosts,

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Shakir

18 Of Firon and Samood?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?

Pickthall

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

19 Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Shakir

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Shakir

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,

Pickthall

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

Shakir

22 In a guarded tablet.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

22 (Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.