Al-Burûj

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ ١

By the heaven with its constellations,

وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ ٢

And by the Promised Day,

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ ٣

And by the One Who will be Present (that Day) and by what will be brought to the presence,

قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ ٤

The (people) of the trenches were slain,

النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ ٥

(The people of) the fierce fire which was (fed) with abundant fuel,

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ ٦

When they sat beside it,

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ ٧

And they are themselves witnesses to all they did to the believers (i.e., casting them into the fire and burning them).

وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ ٨

And nothing (of the believers) was annoying them except that they had believed in Allah the Almighty, All-Praiseworthy,

الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ ٩

To Whom the (entire) kingdom of the heavens and the earth belongs and Allah is Witness over everything.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ ١٠

Indeed, those who persecute the believing men and women and then do not (even) repent, for them is the punishment of Hell, and for them is (especially) the torment of burning in the Fire.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ ١١

And indeed, those who believe and keep doing pious deeds, for them are Gardens with streams flowing under them. This is the great victory.

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ١٢

Surely, the seizure of your Lord is most severe.

إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ١٣

Verily, He creates the first time, and He is the One Who will bring to life the second time.

وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ ١٤

And He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Loving,

ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ ١٥

The Lord of the Throne (controlling the whole universe) and the Lord of Honour.

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ١٦

He (thoroughly) executes whatever He intends.

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ ١٧

Has the news of the troops reached you?

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ ١٨

The troops of Pharaoh and Thamud?

بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ ١٩

But such disbelievers (persistently strive to) belie (the truth).

وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ ٢٠

And Allah encompasses (them) from all sides.