Al-Burooj
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the heaven, holding the big stars[] (1) And by the Promised
Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection); (2) And by the witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and
by the witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafât (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hîjjah];
(3) Cursed were the
people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).[] (4) Of fire fed with
fuel, (5) When they sat by it (fire), (6) And they witnessed
what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them). (7) And they had no fault
except that they believed in Allâh, the All-Mighty, Worthy
of all Praise! (8) To Whom belongs the dominion of the
heavens and the earth! And Allâh is Witness over everything. (9) Verily, those who put
into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning
them), and then do not turn in repentance, (to Allâh), then they will have the
torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire. (10) Verily, those who
believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which
rivers flow (
(12) Verily, He it is Who
begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates
the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection). (13) And He is Oft-Forgiving,
full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islâmic
Monotheism), (14) Owner of the throne, the Glorious. (15) (He is the) Doer of
whatsoever He intends (or wills). (16) Has the story reached you of the hosts, (17) Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh)
and Thamûd? (18) Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad
(SAW) and his Message of Islâmic Monotheism). (19) And Allâh encompasses
them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will
requite them for their deeds). (20) Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'ân, (21) (Inscribed) in
Al-Lauh Al-Mahfûz (The Preserved Tablet)! (22)