Al-Buruj

wal-samāi dhāti l-burūji

By the sky with its towering constellations,

wal-yawmi l-mawʿūdi

by the promised Day,

washāhidin wamashhūdin

by the Witness and that which is witnessed,

qutila aṣḥābu l-ukh'dūdi

damned were the makers of the trench,

al-nāri dhāti l-waqūdi

the makers of the fuel-stoked fire!

idh hum ʿalayhā quʿūdun

They sat down

wahum ʿalā mā yafʿalūna bil-mu'minīna shuhūdun

to watch what they were doing to the believers.

wamā naqamū min'hum illā an yu'minū bil-lahi l-ʿazīzi l-ḥamīdi

Their only grievance against them was their faith in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy,

alladhī lahu mul'ku l-samāwāti wal-arḍi wal-lahu ʿalā kulli shayin shahīdun

to whom all control over the heavens and earth belongs: God is witness over all things.

inna alladhīna fatanū l-mu'minīna wal-mu'mināti thumma lam yatūbū falahum ʿadhābu jahannama walahum ʿadhābu l-ḥarīqi

For those who persecute believing men and women, and do not repent afterwards, there will be the torment of Hell and burning.

inna alladhīna āmanū waʿamilū l-ṣāliḥāti lahum jannātun tajrī min taḥtihā l-anhāru dhālika l-fawzu l-kabīru

But for those who believe and do good deeds there will be Gardens graced with flowing streams: that is the great triumph.

inna baṭsha rabbika lashadīdun

[Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is truly stern––

innahu huwa yub'di-u wayuʿīdu

it is He who brings people to life, and will restore them to life again––

wahuwa l-ghafūru l-wadūdu

and He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Loving.

dhū l-ʿarshi l-majīdu

The Glorious Lord of the Throne,

faʿʿālun limā yurīdu

He does whatever He will.

hal atāka ḥadīthu l-junūdi

Have you [not] heard the stories of the forces

fir'ʿawna wathamūda

of Pharaoh and Thamud?

bali alladhīna kafarū fī takdhībin

Yet still the disbelievers persist in denial.

wal-lahu min warāihim muḥīṭun

God surrounds them all.

bal huwa qur'ānun majīdun

This is truly a glorious Quran

fī lawḥin maḥfūẓin

[written] on a preserved Tablet.