The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the sky with its constellations, 1 And [by] the promised Day 2 by the witness and the witnessed, 3 (Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch 4 [Containing] the fire full of fuel, 5 when they were seated around it 6 And they were witnesses of what they did with 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 Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things. 9 Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire. 10 Verily those who believed and worked righteous works, theirs shall be Gardens whereunder the rivers flow; that is the supreme achievement. 11 The grip of your Lord is indeed severe, 12 Behold, it is He who creates [man] in the first instance, and He [it is who] will bring him forth anew. 13 He is the All-forgiving, the Most Loving One, 14 Master of the Honourable Throne. 15 Effecter of what He intends. 16 Has the story of the hordes 17 Of Pharaoh and the Thamud? 18 But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial, 19 although Allah surrounds them. 20 This is indeed the glorious Qur'an 21 that exists in a well-guarded tablet. 22