البروج

١CONSIDER the sky full of great constellations,

٢and [then bethink thyself of] the promised Day,

٣and [of] Him who witnesses [all], and [of] that unto which witness is borne [by Him]!

٤THEY DESTROY [but] themselves, they who would ready a pit

٥of fire fiercely burning [for all who have attained to faith]!

٦Lo! [With glee do] they contemplate that [fire],

٧fully conscious of what they are doing to the believers,

٨whom they hate for no other reason than that they believe in God, the Almighty, the One to whom all praise is due,

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

١٠Verily, 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!

١١[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!

١٢VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong!

١٣Behold, it is He who creates [man] in the first instance, and He [it is who] will bring him forth anew.

١٤And He alone is truly-forgiving, all-embracing in His love,

١٥in sublime almightiness enthroned,

١٦a sovereign doer of whatever He wills.

١٧HAS IT ever come within thy ken, the story of the [sinful] hosts

١٨of Pharaoh, and of [the tribe of] Thamud?

١٩And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth persist in giving it the lie:

٢٠but all the while God encompasses them [with His knowledge and might] without their being aware of it.

٢١Nay, but this [divine writ which they reject] is a discourse sublime,

٢٢upon an imperishable tablet [inscribed].