Al Buruj

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

1 By the sky containing great stars

Shakir

1 I swear by the mansions of the stars,

Yusuf Ali

2 By the promised Day (of Judgment);

Saheeh International

2 And [by] the promised Day

Shakir

2 And 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,

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

4 Cursed were the companions of the trench

Shakir

4 Cursed be the makers of the pit,

Yusuf Ali

5 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

Saheeh International

5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Shakir

5 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

6 When they were sitting near it

Shakir

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.

Shakir

7 And they were witnesses of what they did with 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,

Shakir

8 And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,

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.

Shakir

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

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.

Shakir

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.

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.

Shakir

11 Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

Shakir

12 Surely the might of your Lord is great.

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.

Shakir

13 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Shakir

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,

Shakir

15 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

16 Effecter of what He intends.

Shakir

16 The great 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 -

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

18 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

Saheeh International

18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

Shakir

18 Of Firon and Samood?

Yusuf Ali

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

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

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

Yusuf Ali

20 But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

Saheeh International

20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Shakir

20 And Allah encompasses them on every side.

Yusuf Ali

21 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

Saheeh International

21 But this is an honored Qur'an

Shakir

21 Nay! it is a glorious Quran,

Yusuf Ali

22 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

Saheeh International

22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

Shakir

22 In a guarded tablet.