The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful
By the heaven of the constellations! 1 By the promised Day (of Judgment); 2 By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;- 3 Accursed be the People of the Ditch! 4 [Containing] the fire full of fuel, 5 When they sat by it, 6 and were themselves witnesses of what they did with the believers. 7 They had no other reason for hating them except that they believed in God the mighty, worthy of praise, 8 To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness. 9 Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance, (to Allah), will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire. 10 But those who believe and do good deeds shall be rewarded with gardens watered by flowing rivers. That is the supreme triumph. 11 Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord. 12 He it is Who creates for the first time and He it is Who will create again, 13 And He only is the Oft Forgiving, the Beloved of His bondmen. 14 Owner of the Throne, the Exalted. 15 Always doing whatever He wills. 16 Have you not heard the story of the hosts 17 Of Pharaoh and Thamud come to you? 18 Yet the unbelievers still belie, 19 However, God encompassed their activities. 20 Nay! This is a Glorious Quran, 21 (Preserved) on the guarded tablet. 22