Surah “The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations”

as rendered by Talal Itani (2012) — 22 verses

By the sky with the constellations
And by the Promised Day
And by the witness and the witnessed
Destroyed were the People of the Trench
The fire supplied with fuel
While they sat around it
And were witnessing what they did to the believers.
They begrudged them only because they believed in God the Almighty, the Praiseworthy
To Whom belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. God is witness over everything
Those who tempt the believers, men and women, then do not repent; for them is the punishment of Hell; for them is the punishment of Burning
Those who believe and do righteous deeds will have Gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great triumph
The onslaught of your Lord is severe
It is He who begins and repeats
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving
Possessor of the Glorious Throne
Doer of whatever He wills
Has there come to you the story of the legions
Of Pharaoh and Thamood
In fact, those who disbelieve are in denial
And God encloses them from beyond
In fact, it is a Glorious Quran
In a Preserved Tablet