The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I CALL TO witness the sky (bespangled) with the signs of the Zodiac, 1 And by oath of the Promised Day. 2 and by the witness and what is witnessed: 3 the people of the pit were destroyed 4 Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel, 5 When they sat by it (fire), 6 And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers. 7 And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy, 8 to whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is the Witness of all things. 9 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 Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success. 11 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe. 12 Behold, it is He who creates [man] in the first instance, and He [it is who] will bring him forth anew. 13 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate, 14 Lord of the Throne of Glory, 15 The great doer of what He will. 16 Has the story of the hordes 17 Of Pharaoh and Thamud come to you? 18 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial 19 although Allah surrounds them. 20 Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an. 21 in a guarded tablet. 22