Al Buruj

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1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

Shakir

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

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2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

Shakir

2 And the promised day,

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3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

Shakir

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

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4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

Shakir

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

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5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

Shakir

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

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6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

Shakir

6 When they sat by it,

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7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

Shakir

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

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8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

Shakir

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

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9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

Shakir

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

Transliteration

10 Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi

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.

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11 Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru

Shakir

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

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12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

Shakir

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

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13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

Shakir

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

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14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

Shakir

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

Shakir

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

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16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

Shakir

16 The great doer of what He will.

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17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

Shakir

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

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18 FirAAawna wathamooda

Shakir

18 Of Firon and Samood?

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19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

Shakir

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

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20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

Shakir

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

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21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

Shakir

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

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22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

Shakir

22 In a guarded tablet.