Al Buruj

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

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

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

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

2 And by the Promised Day.

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

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

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

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

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

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

6 When they sat by it,

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

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

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

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

8 And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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),

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

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

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

16 Doer of what He will.

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

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

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

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

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

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 On a guarded tablet.

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!