Chapter 85, 22 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the sky containing great stars
واليوم الموعود
And the promised day,
And [by] the promised Day
وشاهد ومشهود
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Cursed were the companions of the trench
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it,
When they were sitting near it
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
فعال لما يريد
The great doer of what He will.
Effecter of what He intends.
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
فرعون وثمود
Of Firon and Samood?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
But this is an honored Qur'an
في لوح محفوظ
In a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.