Al Buruj

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.

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

2 And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

3 And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];

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

4 Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).

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

5 Of fire fed with fuel,

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

6 When they sat by it (fire),

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

7 And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).

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

8 And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!

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

9 To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.

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

10 Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.

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.

11 Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.

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),

12 Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].

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

13 Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).

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

14 And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

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

15 Owner of the throne, the Glorious,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 (He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).

16 Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

17 Has the story reached you of the hosts,

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

18 Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

19 Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).

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

20 And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

21 Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

22 (Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!