The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the heaven with its impregnable castles; 1 And by the Promised Day. 2 and by the witness and what is witnessed: 3 Cursed be the makers of the pit, 4 Of the fuel-fed fire, 5 They sat by it 6 to watch what they were doing to the believers, 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 Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning. 10 Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement. 11 The grip of your Lord is severe indeed! 12 It is He who creates all things and causes them to return. 13 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving, 14 Owner of the Throne, the Exalted. 15 He does what He intends (or wills). 16 Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts 17 the armies of Pharaoh and Thamud? 18 But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial, 19 But God surrounds them from all sides. 20 Nay! it is a glorious Quran, 21 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate. 22