Al Buruj

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

1 Waalssamai thati alburooji

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

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

2 Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

2 And by the Promised Day.

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

3 Washahidin wamashhoodin

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

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

4 Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi

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

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

5 Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

5 Of the fuel - fed fire,

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

6 Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

6 When they sat by it,

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

7 Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun

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

8 And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -

8 Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

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

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

9 Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun

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

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.

10 Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi

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.

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),

11 Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru

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

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

12 Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

12 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

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

13 Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu

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

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

14 Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

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

16 FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

16 Doer of what He will.

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

17 Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

17 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

18 FirAAawna wathamooda

18 Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?

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

19 Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

19 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

20 WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun

20 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

21 Bal huwa quranun majeedun

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

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

22 Fee lawhin mahfoothin

22 On a guarded tablet.