Translation of the meaning of the Qur'an By Abdullah Yusuf Ali
 
85 ) Burooj
 
  1   By the Sky ( displaying ) the Zodiacal Signs;
  2   By the promised Day ( of Judgment );
  3   By one that witnesses and the subject of the witness
  4   Woe to the makers of the pit ( of Fire ).
  5   Fire supplied ( abundantly ) with Fuel:
  6   Behold! they sat over against the ( fire ).
  7   And they witnessed ( all ) that they were doing against the Believers.
  8   And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah Exalted in Power worthy of all Praise!
  9   Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! and Allah is Witness to all things.
  10   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.
  11   For those who believe and do righteous deeds will be Gardens Beneath which Rivers flow: that is the great Salvation ( the fulfillment of all desires ).
  12   Truly strong is the Grip ( and Power ) of thy Lord.
  13   It is He Who creates from the very beginning and He can restore ( life ).
  14   And He is the Oft-Forgiving Full of loving-kindness.
  15   Lord of the Throne of Glory.
  16   Doer ( without let ) of all that He intends.
  17   Has the story reached thee of the Forces
  18   Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?.
  19   And yet the Unbelievers ( persist ) in rejecting ( the Truth )!
  20   But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
  21   Nay this is a Glorious Qur'an.
  22   ( Inscribed ) in a Tablet Preserved!