Chapter 85, 22 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky containing great stars
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
واليوم الموعود
And [by] the promised Day
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
وشاهد ومشهود
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
النار ذات الوقود
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they were sitting near it
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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, over all things, is Witness.
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
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.
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
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
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
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
ذو العرش المجيد
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
فعال لما يريد
Effecter of what He intends.
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
فرعون وثمود
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
والله من ورائهم محيط
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
بل هو قرآن مجيد
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
في لوح محفوظ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!