Al Buruj

Saheeh International

1 By the sky containing great stars

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big 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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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];

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

5 Of fire fed with fuel,

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

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6 When they were sitting near it

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 When they sat by it (fire),

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Saheeh International

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

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,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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.

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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.

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.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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).

Pickthall

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

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14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

14 And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

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15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 Owner of the throne, the Glorious,

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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16 Effecter of what He intends.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

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17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

17 Has the story reached you of the hosts,

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Saheeh International

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

18 Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?

Pickthall

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Saheeh International

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

20 And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Saheeh International

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

21 Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.