The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars, 1 By the Promised Day! 2 and by the witness and what is witnessed: 3 (Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch 4 the fire abounding in fuel, 5 when they were seated over it 6 and were witnessing what they did to the believers. 7 And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy, 8 and the One to whom belongs the heavens and the earth. God is the Witness of all things. 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 Verily, (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the Grip (Punishment) of your Lord is severe. 12 It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life). 13 And He only is the Oft Forgiving, the Beloved of His bondmen. 14 Lord of the Throne, the Glorious, 15 The great doer of what He will. 16 Has the story reached thee, of the forces- 17 Of the Fir'awn and the Thamud? 18 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial 19 While Allah encompasses them from behind. 20 It is indeed a glorious Quran, 21 in a guarded tablet. 22