البروج
85 - The Constellations (Al-Burooj)
Order of Revelation: 27فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
FirAAawna wathamooda
Firaun and Thamud?
of Pharaoh, and of [the tribe of] Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and Thamud?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
Nay! Those who disbelieve (are) in denial.
And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth persist in giving it the lie:
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Nay, those who disbelieve give the lie --
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun
But Allah from behind them, encompasses.
but all the while God encompasses them [with His knowledge and might] without their being aware of it.
But God doth encompass them from behind!
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
And Allah encompasses them on all sides.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun
Nay! It (is) a Quran Glorious,
Nay, but this [divine writ which they reject] is a discourse sublime,
Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Nay, it is a glorious Qur'an,
But this is an honored Qur'an
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
In a Tablet, Guarded.
upon an imperishable tablet [inscribed].
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
On a guarded tablet.
In a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.