The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By oath of the heaven which contains the constellations. 1 And [by] the promised Day 2 And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne. 3 Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire), 4 Of the fuel-fed fire, 5 When they were sitting near it 6 to watch what they were doing to the believers, 7 whom they hated for no other reason than that they believed in God, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy, 8 to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. Allah witnesses everything. 9 Verily those who affected the believing men and the believing women, and then repented not, theirs shall be the torment of Hell, and theirs shall be the torment of burning. 10 Verily those who believed and worked righteous works, theirs shall be Gardens whereunder the rivers flow; that is the supreme achievement. 11 Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord. 12 He it is Who creates for the first time and He it is Who will create again, 13 He is the forgiving and the loving, 14 Owner of the throne, the Glorious 15 a sovereign doer of whatever He wills. 16 Did the story of the armies reach you? 17 of Pharaoh and of Thamood? 18 Yet those who deny the truth persist in denial. 19 But God surrounds them from all sides. 20 Indeed, this is a Glorious Koran, 21 inscribed on a well-guarded Tablet. 22