English - Chapter 85 - Al-Buruj

By the sky, with its constellations of stars

And by the Day [of Judgment] promised

And witness [giving evidence in favour of or against anything on the Judgment Day] and those for or against whom the witness is giving evidence

Damned are the owners of the ditc

Of the fuel-filled fire

When they sat by it

And witnessed what they did to the believers

To Whom belongs the Absolute Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Witness to all things

Surely indeed, those who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not — for them will be the punishment of Hell, and for them the punishment by the Fire

Surely indeed, those who believe and do good deeds — for them will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Greatest Success

Indeed, the Hold of your Lord is certainly severe

It is He indeed Who does the original creation, and Who is capable of resurrecting His original creation when it is dead

And He is the One Forgiving, Loving

Lord of the Glorious Throne

HE does what He wills

Have you come to know the story of the armies

Of Pharaoh and of (the ancient tribe of) Thamood

Yet, [despite knowing the story of how those ancient peoples were destroyed for their transgressions] those that suppress the Truth live in denial

And Allah surrounds them unawares

Nay, [non-believers' denial notwithstanding,] this is a glorious Qur'an

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