Al Buruj

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1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

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

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2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

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2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

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3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

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4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

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

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5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

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5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

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6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

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

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7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

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8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

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9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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

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

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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.

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

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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),

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12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

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

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13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

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14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

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

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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 (without let) of all that He intends.

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17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

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17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

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18 FirAAawna wathamooda

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18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

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19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

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

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20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

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20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

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21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

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21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

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22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

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22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!