The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I CALL TO witness the sky (bespangled) with the signs of the Zodiac, 1 And by oath of the Promised Day. 2 By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;- 3 Perish the fellows of the ditch, 4 Of fire fuel-fed, 5 when they were seated around it 6 and were witnessing what they did to the believers. 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 the believers, men and women, and then have not repented, there awaits them the chastisement of Gehenna, and there awaits them the chastisement of the burning. 10 Verily those who believed and worked righteous works, theirs shall be Gardens whereunder the rivers flow; that is the supreme achievement. 11 Verily the grip of thine Lord is severe. 12 It is He who creates all things and causes them to return. 13 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving, 14 – the Lord of the Glorious Throne, 15 the Executor of what He wills. 16 Has the story reached thee, of the forces- 17 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? 18 Yet the unbelievers still belie, 19 and God is behind them, encompassing. 20 Nay, but it is a glorious Koran, 21 in a guarded tablet. 22