The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, 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 Cursed be the makers of the pit, 4 Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel, 5 Behold! they sat over against the (fire), 6 Witnessing what they had done to the believers! 7 And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy, 8 to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Allah witnesses everything. 9 Those who persecute the believing men and women without repenting will suffer the torment of hell and that of the burning fire. 10 For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires), 11 Stern indeed is your Lord's punishment. 12 It is He who originates and repeats. 13 And He is the Forgiving, and the Loving. 14 Lord of the Throne of Glory, 15 Doer (without let) of all that He intends. 16 Have you not heard the story of the hosts 17 the armies of Pharaoh and Thamud? 18 Yet the unbelievers still belie, 19 and God is behind them, encompassing. 20 Nay; but this is a glorious Qur'an, 21 Inscribed in a tablet preserved. 22