The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
By the sky containing great stars 1 by the Promised Day, 2 And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony, 3 the people of the pit were destroyed 4 Of fire fuel-fed, 5 while they themselves sat around it 6 Witnessing what they had done to the believers! 7 And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!- 8 Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things. 9 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. 10 As for the righteously striving believers, they will live in Paradise wherein streams flow. This is the greatest triumph. 11 VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong! 12 It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life). 13 And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness, 14 Honorable Owner of the Throne, 15 He does what He intends (or wills). 16 Have you not heard the story of the hosts 17 Of Firon and Samood? 18 Nay, but the unbelievers still cry lies, 19 And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them. 20 Nay! This is a Glorious Quran, 21 (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved! 22