Al Buruj

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

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

2 And the promised day,

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

3 And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.

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

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

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

6 When they sat by it,

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

7 And they were witnesses of what they did with 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 And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,

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

9 Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.

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 Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement 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 Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.

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

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

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

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

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

16 The great doer of what He will.

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

17 Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

18 Of Firon and Samood?

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

19 Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

22 In a guarded tablet.