The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By oath of the heaven which contains the constellations. 1 And the promised day, 2 By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;- 3 Perish the fellows of the ditch, 4 the fire abounding in fuel, 5 Lo! [With glee do] they contemplate that [fire,] 6 And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers. 7 And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy, 8 To Him only belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness over all things. 9 Surely for those who persecute believers, men and women, and do not repent afterwards, is the punishment of Hell, and the punishment of burning. 10 (But) for those who believe and do good works, for them there are Gardens underneath which rivers flow that is the Great Victory! 11 Stern indeed is your Lord's punishment. 12 It is He who creates all things and causes them to return. 13 and He is the Forgiving and Loving One. 14 Master of the Honourable Throne. 15 Always doing whatever He wills. 16 Has the story reached thee, of the forces- 17 of Pharaoh and Thamud? 18 Nay, but the unbelievers still cry lies, 19 And Allah encompasses them on every side. 20 Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an, 21 In a guarded tablet. 22