Al-Burooj

Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj

CONSIDER the sky full of great constellations,

Wal yawmil maw'ood

and [then bethink thyself of] the promised Day,

Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood

and [of] Him who witnesses [all], and [of] that unto which witness is borne [by Him]!

Qutila as haabul ukhdood

THEY DESTROY [but] themselves, they who would ready a pit

Annaari zaatil waqood

of fire fiercely burning [for all who have attained to faith]!

Iz hum 'alaihaa qu'ood

Lo! [With glee do] they contemplate that [fire],

Wa hum 'alaa maa yaf'aloona bilmu 'mineena shuhood

fully conscious of what they are doing to the believers,

Wa maa naqamoo minhum illaaa aiyu'minoo billaahil 'azeezil Hameed

whom they hate for no other reason than that they believe in God, the Almighty, the One to whom all praise is due,

Allazee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ard; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai 'in Shaheed

[and] to whom the dominion of the heavens and the earth belongs. But God is witness unto everything!

Innal lazeena fatanul mu'mineena wal mu'minaati summa lam yatooboo falahum 'azaabu Jahannama wa lahum 'azaabul hareeq

Verily, as for those who persecute believing men and believing women, and thereafter do not repent, hell's suffering awaits them: yea, suffering through fire awaits them!

Innal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum Jannaatun tajree min tahtihal anhaar; zaalikal fawzul kabeer

[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!

Inna batsha Rabbika lashadeed

VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong!

Innahoo Huwa yubdi'u wa yu'eed

Behold, it is He who creates [man] in the first instance, and He [it is who] will bring him forth anew.

Wa Huwal Ghafoorul Wadood

And He alone is truly-forgiving, all-embracing in His love,

Zul 'Arshil Majeed

in sublime almightiness enthroned,

Fa' 'aalul limaa yureed

a sovereign doer of whatever He wills.

Hal ataaka hadeesul junood

HAS IT ever come within thy ken, the story of the [sinful] hosts

Fir'awna wa Samood

of Pharaoh, and of [the tribe of] Thamud?

Balil lazeena kafaroo fee takzeeb

And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth persist in giving it the lie:

Wallaahu minw waraaa'ihim muheet

but all the while God encompasses them [with His knowledge and might] without their being aware of it.

Bal huwa Quraanum Majeed

Nay, but this [divine writ which they reject] is a discourse sublime,

Fee Lawhim Mahfooz

upon an imperishable tablet [inscribed].