Al Buruj

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

1 By the sky containing great stars

2 And the promised day,

2 And [by] the promised Day

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

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

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

6 When they sat by it,

6 When they were sitting near it

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

16 The great doer of what He will.

16 Effecter of what He intends.

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

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

18 Of Firon and Samood?

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

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

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

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

22 In a guarded tablet.

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.