Al Buruj

Saheeh International

1 By the sky containing great stars

Shakir

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

2 And [by] the promised Day

Shakir

2 And the promised day,

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

Shakir

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Shakir

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

Saheeh International

6 When they were sitting near it

Shakir

6 When they sat by it,

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

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.

Shakir

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.

Pickthall

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.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

Shakir

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Shakir

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Shakir

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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16 Effecter of what He intends.

Shakir

16 The great doer of what He will.

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

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17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Shakir

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

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Saheeh International

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

Shakir

18 Of Firon and Samood?

Pickthall

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Saheeh International

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Shakir

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Saheeh International

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

Shakir

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

Shakir

22 In a guarded tablet.

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.