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 containing great stars

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

2 And [by] the promised Day

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 And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

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

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

5 Of fire fed with fuel,

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

6 When they sat by it (fire),

6 When they were sitting near it

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

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

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 Forgiving, the Affectionate,

15 Owner of the throne, the Glorious,

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

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

16 Effecter of what He intends.

17 Has the story reached you of the hosts,

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

18 Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

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

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

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 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

21 Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

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

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.