The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the heaven adorned with big stars. 1 And by the Promised Day. 2 And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony, 3 Perish the fellows of the ditch, 4 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel, 5 When they sat by it (fire), 6 And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them). 7 And what did they dislike from the Muslims, except that the Muslims accepted faith in Allah the Most Honourable, the Most Praiseworthy? 8 Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness. 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 Surely the might of your Lord is great. 12 It is He who creates all things and causes them to return. 13 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving, 14 Master of the Honourable Throne. 15 Always doing whatever He wills. 16 Did the story of the armies reach you? 17 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? 18 Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial 19 However, God encompassed their activities. 20 In fact it (what they deny) is the Noble Qur’an. 21 in a guarded tablet. 22