The Galaxies (Al-Burooj)
In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful
By the sky containing great stars 1 by the promised day, 2 by the witness and the witnessed, 3 Cursed were the companions of the trench 4 with fire abounding in fuel, 5 When they sat by it, 6 And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them). 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. And Allah, over all things, is Witness. 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 [But,] verily, they who attain to faith and do righteous deeds shall [in the life to come] have gardens through which running waters flow - that triumph most great! 11 VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong! 12 It is He who originates and repeats. 13 and He is the All-forgiving, the All-loving, 14 Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious, 15 He does what He intends (or wills). 16 Have you not heard about the stories of the armies 17 Of the Fir'awn and the Thamud? 18 And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth persist in giving it the lie: 19 Allah encompasses them all from behind. 20 Nay; but this is a glorious Qur'an, 21 Inscribed in a tablet preserved. 22