Al Buruj

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

1 By the sky containing great stars

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

Saheeh International

2 And [by] the promised Day

Pickthall

2 And by the Promised Day.

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

Saheeh International

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Pickthall

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

6 When they were sitting near it

Pickthall

6 When they sat by it,

Yusuf Ali

7 And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

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

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! -

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

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

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.

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.

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.

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),

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

Pickthall

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Pickthall

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Yusuf Ali

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Saheeh International

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Pickthall

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

16 Effecter of what He intends.

Pickthall

16 Doer of what He will.

Yusuf Ali

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

Saheeh International

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Pickthall

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Yusuf Ali

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

Saheeh International

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

Pickthall

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

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

Pickthall

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Yusuf Ali

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

Saheeh International

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Pickthall

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Yusuf Ali

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

Saheeh International

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

Saheeh International

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

Pickthall

22 On a guarded tablet.