Al Buruj

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

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

2 And by the Promised Day.

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

3 And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

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

4 (Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch

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

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

6 When they sat by it,

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

7 And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.

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

8 They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of 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 Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

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

10 Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.

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 Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. 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 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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

13 Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 Doer of what He will.

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

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

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

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

21 Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

22 On a guarded tablet.

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!