Al Buruj

Saheeh International

1 By the sky containing great stars

Yusuf Ali

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

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

Yusuf Ali

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Yusuf Ali

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

Saheeh International

6 When they were sitting near it

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

7 And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against 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,

Yusuf Ali

8 And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, 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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Yusuf Ali

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.

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.

Yusuf Ali

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),

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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

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

Saheeh International

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Saheeh International

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Yusuf Ali

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Saheeh International

16 Effecter of what He intends.

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

Saheeh International

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Yusuf Ali

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Saheeh International

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

Yusuf Ali

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

Pickthall

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

Saheeh International

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Saheeh International

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Yusuf Ali

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Saheeh International

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

Yusuf Ali

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.

Yusuf Ali

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.