Al Buruj

1 By the sky containing great stars

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

2 And [by] the promised Day

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

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

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

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

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

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

6 When they were sitting near it

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

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.

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! -

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.

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.

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),

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

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

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).

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

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

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

16 Effecter of what He intends.

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

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

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

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

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!