The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
By the heaven of the constellations! 1 by the promised day, 2 And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony, 3 That accursed are the men of the trench 4 of fire fiercely burning [for all who have attained to faith]! 5 When they were sitting near it 6 fully conscious of what they are doing to the believers, 7 whom they hated for no other reason than that they believed in God, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy, 8 Who, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over 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 For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires), 11 Stern indeed is your Lord's punishment. 12 Verily He! He it is who beginneth and repeateth it. 13 And He is the Fogiving, the Loving, 14 The Lord of the Glorious Throne, 15 Always doing whatever He wills. 16 Has the story of the armies reached 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 Aye! it is a Recitation glorious, 21 (Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)! 22