The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations — N J Dawood 2014 Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Stars

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ

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BY THE heaven with its constellations

Waalssama-i thati alburooji

وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ

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By the Promised Day

Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

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By the Witness, and that which is witnessed

Washahidin wamashhoodin

قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ

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Cursed¹ be the diggers of the trench

Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi

النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ

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with its consuming fir

Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

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as they sat around i

Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

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to witness what they did to the faithful

Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun

وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ

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Nor did they avenge themselves on them for aught but that they believed in God, the Almighty, the Praised One

Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

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who has sovereignty over the heavens and the earth. And God is the Witness of all things

Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waal-ardi waAllahu AAala kulli shay-in shaheedun

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ

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Those that persecute believers, men or women, and never repent shall have the torment of Hell, the torment of the blazing fire

Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineena waalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ

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But those that believe and do good works shall have Gardens watered by running brooks. That is the supreme triumph

Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

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Stern indeed is the vengeance of your Lord

Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

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He it is who brings into being and then restores to life

Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu

وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ

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Forgiving and loving

Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ

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He is the Lord of the Glorious Throne

Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

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the Executor of His own will

FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ

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Have you not heard the story of the warriors

Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

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of Pharaoh and of Thamūd

FirAAawna wathamooda

بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ

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Yet the unbelievers are still in denial

Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ

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God surrounds them from behind

WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ

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Surely this is a glorious Koran

Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun

فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ

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on a tablet preserved

Fee lawhin mahfoothin

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