Al Buruj

Shakir

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

2 And the promised day,

Yusuf Ali

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

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; -

Shakir

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

Yusuf Ali

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

Shakir

6 When they sat by it,

Yusuf Ali

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

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.

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! -

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.

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.

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),

Shakir

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

Yusuf Ali

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

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).

Shakir

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Yusuf Ali

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

Shakir

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

Yusuf Ali

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.

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

Shakir

18 Of Firon and Samood?

Yusuf Ali

18 Of Pharaoh and the 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)!

Shakir

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

Yusuf Ali

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

Shakir

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

Yusuf Ali

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

Shakir

22 In a guarded tablet.

Yusuf Ali

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!