Al Buruj

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

1 By the sky containing great stars

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

2 And [by] the promised Day

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

6 When they were sitting near it

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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

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

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.

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

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

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

16 Effecter of what He intends.

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

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

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.