Chapter 85, 22 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
واليوم الموعود
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
وشاهد ومشهود
And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
النار ذات الوقود
Of fire fed with fuel,
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it (fire),
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.
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.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
ذو العرش المجيد
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
فعال لما يريد
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
فرعون وثمود
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
في لوح محفوظ
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!