Al Buruj

Shakir

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

Saheeh International

1 By the sky containing great 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,

Saheeh International

2 And [by] the promised Day

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

3 And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

Pickthall

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

Shakir

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

Saheeh International

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

Pickthall

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

Shakir

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

Saheeh International

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

Shakir

6 When they sat by it,

Saheeh International

6 When they were sitting near it

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

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

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,

Saheeh International

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

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.

Saheeh International

9 To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.

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.

Saheeh International

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.

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.

Saheeh International

11 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.

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.

Saheeh International

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Shakir

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Saheeh International

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Shakir

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

Saheeh International

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Shakir

16 The great doer of what He will.

Saheeh International

16 Effecter of what He intends.

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

Shakir

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

Saheeh International

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Shakir

18 Of Firon and Samood?

Saheeh International

18 [Those of] 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.

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Shakir

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

Saheeh International

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Shakir

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

Saheeh International

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

Pickthall

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

Shakir

22 In a guarded tablet.

Saheeh International

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.