আল বুরূজ (বিশাল নক্ষত্র)

1 By the sky containing great stars

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 And [by] the promised Day

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

2 And by the Promised Day.

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

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

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

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

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

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

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

6 When they were sitting near it

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

6 When they sat by it,

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

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

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

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

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 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

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

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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

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 Forgiving, the Affectionate,

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 Effecter of what He intends.

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

16 Doer of what He will.

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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

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

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

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

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

22 On a guarded tablet.