Al Buruj

Shakir

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

Yusuf Ali

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

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,

Yusuf Ali

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

Yusuf Ali

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

Shakir

6 When they sat by it,

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

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,

Yusuf Ali

8 And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, 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.

Yusuf Ali

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

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.

Yusuf Ali

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.

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.

Yusuf Ali

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),

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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Shakir

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Shakir

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

Yusuf Ali

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Shakir

16 The great doer of what He will.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Shakir

18 Of Firon and Samood?

Yusuf Ali

18 Of Pharaoh and the 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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Shakir

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

Yusuf Ali

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Shakir

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

Yusuf Ali

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

Pickthall

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

Shakir

22 In a guarded tablet.

Yusuf Ali

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.