Holy Quran Verses

Holy Quran Verses from Pickthall and Yusufali's Translations

Surah Buruuj: The Mansions of the Stars

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

085.001
Yusufali:	By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
Pickthall:	By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
085.002
Yusufali:	By the promised Day (of Judgment);
Pickthall:	And by the Promised Day.
085.003
Yusufali:	By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-
Pickthall:	And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
085.004
Yusufali:	Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Pickthall:	(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
085.005
Yusufali:	Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
Pickthall:	Of the fuel-fed fire,
085.006
Yusufali:	Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
Pickthall:	When they sat by it,
085.007
Yusufali:	And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
Pickthall:	And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
085.008
Yusufali:	And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in God, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-
Pickthall:	They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
085.009
Yusufali:	Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And God is Witness to all things.
Pickthall:	Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
085.010
Yusufali:	Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
Pickthall:	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.
085.011
Yusufali:	For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
Pickthall:	Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
085.012
Yusufali:	Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Pickthall:	Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
085.013
Yusufali:	It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
Pickthall:	Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
085.014
Yusufali:	And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,
Pickthall:	And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
085.015
Yusufali:	Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Pickthall:	Lord of the Throne of Glory,
085.016
Yusufali:	Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Pickthall:	Doer of what He will.
085.017
Yusufali:	Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
Pickthall:	Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
085.018
Yusufali:	Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Pickthall:	Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
085.019
Yusufali:	And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
Pickthall:	Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
085.020
Yusufali:	But God doth encompass them from behind!
Pickthall:	And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
085.021
Yusufali:	Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
Pickthall:	Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
085.022
Yusufali:	(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
Pickthall:	On a guarded tablet.

Let us pray (Sura 20, Ayat 114) 'Ya Rabbi Zidni Ilma!' ('O Lord! Increase me in knowledge.') and seek spiritual help (ta'yid) to understand our great faith.

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