S85
Al-Buruj
Gugusan Bintang
By the sky with its towering constellations,
by the promised Day,
by the Witness and that which is witnessed,
damned were the makers of the trench,
the makers of the fuel-stoked fire!
They sat down
to watch what they were doing to the believers.
Their only grievance against them was their faith in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy,
to whom all control over the heavens and earth belongs: God is witness over all things.
For those who persecute believing men and women, and do not repent afterwards, there will be the torment of Hell and burning.
But for those who believe and do good deeds there will be Gardens graced with flowing streams: that is the great triumph.
[Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is truly stern––
it is He who brings people to life, and will restore them to life again––
and He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Loving.
The Glorious Lord of the Throne,
He does whatever He will.
Have you [not] heard the stories of the forces
of Pharaoh and Thamud?
Yet still the disbelievers persist in denial.
God surrounds them all.
This is truly a glorious Quran
[written] on a preserved Tablet.