Al Buruj

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

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

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

2 And by the Promised Day.

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

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

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

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

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

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

6 When they sat by it,

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

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

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

8 They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,

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

9 Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

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.

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.

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),

11 Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.

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

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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

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

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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

16 Doer of what He will.

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

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

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

22 On a guarded tablet.