Al Buruj

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

2 And the promised day,

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

3 And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

6 When they sat by it,

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

7 And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

8 And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

9 Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.

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

10 Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.

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

11 Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

16 The great doer of what He will.

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 Of Firon and Samood?

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

19 Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 In a guarded tablet.