Surah “The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations”

as rendered by Arthur John Arberry — 22 verses

By heaven of the constellations
by the promised day
by the witness and the witnessed
slain were the Men of the Pit
the fire abounding in fuel
when they were seated over it
and were themselves witnesses of what they did with the believers
They took revenge on them only because they believed in the All-mighty, the Al-laudable
God to whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and God is Witness over everything
Those who persecute the believers, men and women, and then have not repented, there awaits them the chastisement of Gehenna, and there awaits them the chastisement of the burning
Those who believe, and do righteous deeds, for them await gardens underneath which rivers flow; that is the great triumph
Surely thy Lord's assault is terrible
Surely it is He who originates, and brings again
and He is the All-forgiving, the All-loving
Lord of the Throne, the All-glorious
Performer of what He desires
Hast thou received the story of the hosts
Pharaoh and Thamood
Nay, but the unbelievers still cry lies
and God is behind them, encompassing
Nay, but it is a glorious Koran
in a guarded tablet