Al Buruj

1 By the sky containing great stars

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

2 And [by] the promised Day

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

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

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

6 When they were sitting near it

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

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

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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.

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

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

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

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

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

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

16 Effecter of what He intends.

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

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

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin