Al Buruj

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

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

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

2 And by the Promised Day.

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

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

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

6 When they sat by it,

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

7 And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to 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,

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.

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.

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.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

16 Doer of what He will.

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

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

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 On a guarded tablet.