Al Buruj

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1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

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

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2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

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2 And by the Promised Day.

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3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

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4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

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

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5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

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5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

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6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

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6 When they sat by it,

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7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

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8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

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9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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

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

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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.

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

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

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12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

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12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

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14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

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14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

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15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

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16 Doer of what He will.

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17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

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17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

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18 FirAAawna wathamooda

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18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

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19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

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20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

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20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

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21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

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

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22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

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22 On a guarded tablet.