The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I CALL TO witness the sky (bespangled) with the signs of the Zodiac, 1 by the Promised Day, 2 And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne. 3 slain were the Men of the Pit, 4 the fire abounding in fuel, 5 while they sat around it, 6 fully conscious of what they are doing to the believers, 7 They had nothing against them, except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise! 8 Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness. 9 Verily those who affected the believing men and the believing women, and then repented not, theirs shall be the torment of Hell, and theirs shall be the torment of burning. 10 As for the righteously striving believers, they will live in Paradise wherein streams flow. This is the greatest triumph. 11 Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern. 12 Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces, 13 He is the forgiving and the loving, 14 Owner of the Throne, the Exalted. 15 and the Most Effective in His decision. 16 Did the story of the armies reach you? 17 the armies of Pharaoh and Thamud? 18 But those who disbelieve are engaged in denial. 19 Allah encompasses them all from behind. 20 Nay! This is a Glorious Quran, 21 that exists in a well-guarded tablet. 22