Al Buruj

Transliteration

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

1 By the sky containing great stars

Transliteration

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Saheeh International

2 And [by] the promised Day

Transliteration

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

Transliteration

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

Saheeh International

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Transliteration

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Saheeh International

6 When they were sitting near it

Transliteration

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

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

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.

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.

Transliteration

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Saheeh International

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

Transliteration

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Saheeh International

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Transliteration

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Saheeh International

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Transliteration

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

Saheeh International

16 Effecter of what He intends.

Transliteration

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Saheeh International

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Transliteration

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

Pickthall

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

Saheeh International

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

Transliteration

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Saheeh International

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

Transliteration

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Saheeh International

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Transliteration

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

Transliteration

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.

Saheeh International

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.