The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
I swear by the mansions of the stars, 1 And by oath of the Promised Day. 2 and by the witness and what is witnessed: 3 Perish the fellows of the ditch, 4 by a burning fire 5 Lo! [With glee do] they contemplate that [fire,] 6 And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. 7 And they persecuted them for naught save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy 8 Him, Whose is the dominion of heavens and the earth. And Allah is over everything a Witness. 9 Verily, as for those who persecute believing men and believing women, and thereafter do not repent, hell's suffering awaits them: yea, suffering through fire awaits them! 10 Those who believe, and do righteous deeds, for them await gardens underneath which rivers flow; that is the great triumph. 11 The grip of your Lord is indeed severe, 12 It is He who creates all things and causes them to return. 13 And He is the Fogiving, the Loving, 14 Honorable Owner of the Throne, 15 Doer of whatsoever He intendeth. 16 Has the story of the hordes 17 Of the Fir'awn and the Thamud? 18 Yet the infidels persist in denial. 19 But Allah doth encompass them from behind! 20 This is indeed the glorious Qur'an 21 On a guarded tablet. 22