The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven of the constellations! 1 And the promised day, 2 and by the witness and what is witnessed: 3 Cursed were the companions of the trench 4 with fire abounding in fuel, 5 When they sat by it 6 witnessing what they were doing. 7 And they persecuted them for naught save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy 8 God to whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and God is Witness over everything. 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 As for the righteously striving believers, they will live in Paradise wherein streams flow. This is the greatest triumph. 11 Surely thy Lord's assault is terrible. 12 it is He who begins and repeats [His creation], 13 And He is the Fogiving, the Loving, 14 Honorable Owner of the Throne, 15 and the Most Effective in His decision. 16 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers - 17 of the Pharaoh and Thamud? 18 Yet the unbelievers still belie, 19 Whereas Allah is, from behind them, Encompassing. 20 Aye! it is a Recitation glorious, 21 On a guarded tablet. 22