Al-Buruj Verse 4

Condemned are the makers of the ditch—

cursed be the makers of the trench,

slain were the Men of the Pit,

damned were the makers of the trench,

Perish the fellows of the ditch,

Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

the people of the pit were destroyed

That accursed are the men of the trench

Accursed be the People of the Ditch!

perish the People of the Ditch!

Ruined were the people of the ditch,

(That these disbelievers will face destruction as were) destroyed the Fellows of the Trenches.

The geological rift`s-fault line`s owners/company/friends were killed

Accursed be the People of the Ditch!

Self-destroyed were the owners of the pit

Cursed were the people of the ditch (the story of the Boy and the King).

The fire fed with fuel --

Cursed be the makers of the pit,

(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch

may the people be condemned those who tortured (the believers) in ditches

The companions of the pit were killed

Cursed were the People of the Ditch.

destroyed were the people of the trench,

Destroyed were the People of the Trench.

perish, accursed be, the men of the ditch!, the pit in the ground,

Cursed were (Qutila) the People of the Ditch (Ukhdud).

meaning, the companions of the Ukhdud were cursed.

The plural of Ukhdud is Akhadid, which means ditches in the ground.

This is information about a group of people who were among the disbelievers. They went after those among them who believed in Allah and they attempted to force them to give up their religion. However, the believers refused to recant, so they dug a ditch for them in the ground. Then they lit a fire in it and prepared some fuel for it in order to keep it ablaze. Then they tried to convince them (the believers) to apostate from their religion (again), but they still refused them. So they threw them into the fire.

Thus, Allah says,

قُتِلَ أَصْحَـبُ الاٍّخْدُودِ

النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ

Accursed above all and devoted to perdition shall be those who cut the trench to trench on the liberty of the innocent and enjoyed witnessing their torture, their torment and their agony