By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj
And by the Promised Day.
Wal yawmil maw'ood
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood
(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Qutila as haabul ukhdood
Of the fuel-fed fire,
Annaari zaatil waqood
When they sat by it,
Iz hum 'alaihaa qu'ood
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
Wa hum 'alaa maa yaf'aloona bilmu 'mineena shuhood
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
Wa maa naqamoo minhum illaaa aiyu'minoo billaahil 'azeezil Hameed
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
Allazee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ard; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai 'in Shaheed
Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
Innal lazeena fatanul mu'mineena wal mu'minaati summa lam yatooboo falahum 'azaabu Jahannama wa lahum 'azaabul hareeq
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Innal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum Jannaatun tajree min tahtihal anhaar; zaalikal fawzul kabeer
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Inna batsha Rabbika lashadeed
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Innahoo Huwa yubdi'u wa yu'eed
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wa Huwal Ghafoorul Wadood
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Zul 'Arshil Majeed
Doer of what He will.
Fa' 'aalul limaa yureed
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Hal ataaka hadeesul junood
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
Fir'awna wa Samood
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Balil lazeena kafaroo fee takzeeb
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
Wallaahu minw waraaa'ihim muheet
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Bal huwa Quraanum Majeed
On a guarded tablet.
Fee Lawhim Mahfooz