The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations — Rashad Khalifa Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Stars

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ

The sky and its galaxies

Waalssama-i thati alburooji

وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ

The promised day

Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

The witness and the witnessed

Washahidin wamashhoodin

قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ

Woe to the people of the canyon

Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi

النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ

They ignited a blazing fire

Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

Then sat around it

Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

To watch the burning of the believers

Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun

وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ

They hated them for no other reason than believing in GOD, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy

Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. And GOD witnesses 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

Surely, those who persecute the believing men and women, then fail to repent, have incurred the retribution of Gehenna; they have incurred the retribution of burning

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

Surely, those who believed and led a righteous life, have deserved gardens with flowing streams. This is the greatest triumph

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

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

Indeed, your Lord's blow is severe

Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

He is the One who initiates and repeats

Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu

وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ

And He is the Forgiving, Most Kind

Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ

Possessor of the glorious throne

Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

Doer of whatever He wills

FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ

Did you note the history of the troops

Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

Pharaoh and Thamoud

FirAAawna wathamooda

بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ

Those who disbelieve are plagued with denial

Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ

GOD is fully aware of them

WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ

Indeed, it is a glorious Quran

Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun

فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ

In a preserved master tablet

Fee lawhin mahfoothin

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