Al Buruj

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

1 By the sky containing great stars

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

2 And [by] the promised Day

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

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

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

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

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

6 When they were sitting near it

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

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

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

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

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

15 Lord of the Throne of Glory,

15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,

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

16 Effecter of what He intends.

17 Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

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

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

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.