The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations — Shabbir Ahmed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Stars

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ

The sky full of constellations stands witness

Waalssama-i thati alburooji

وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ

And the Promised Day (when you see the Truth triumph over Falsehood)

Waalyawmi almawAAoodi

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

And He Who watches, and that which is being watched (will see that)

Washahidin wamashhoodin

قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ

Destroy themselves all those who dig ditches for others

Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi

النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ

Igniting the fire of rage

Alnnari thati alwaqoodi

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

Behold, they contemplate and wait in anticipation

Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

And they are well aware of what they are doing to the believers

Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun

وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ

Whom they hate for no other reason than that they believe in Allah, the Almighty, the Owner of Praise.(5:59), (22:40)

Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi

الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

And to Whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth. But Allah is Watcher over 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

Behold, those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, and then repent not, theirs, verily, is the doom of Hell - yes, theirs is the doom 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

Verily, those who choose to be graced with belief and do actions that help people, theirs are the Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Eminence

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

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

(Yet) Verily, strong is the Grip of your Lord

Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun

إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

Behold, He it is Who originates (life) and then makes again and again

Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu

وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ

And He is the Forgiving, the Loving

Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu

ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ

Lord of the Supreme Throne

Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

Carrying out His Plan according to His Laws. ('Fe'l' = Doing = Carrying out. 'Ma Yurid' = As He plans = As He wills = In accordance with His Laws)

FaAAAAalun lima yureedu

هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ

Has the story reached you of the great troops

Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

Of Pharaoh and Thamud

FirAAawna wathamooda

بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ

And yet the rejecters knowingly live in denial

Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin

وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ

But Allah surrounds them without them conceiving it. ('Minwwaraihim' = From behind them = Without them conceiving it)

WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ

Nay, but this is Sublime Qur'an

Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun

فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ

(Inscribed) upon Tablet Imperishable

Fee lawhin mahfoothin

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