Chapter 85, 22 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
واليوم الموعود
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And by the Promised Day.
وشاهد ومشهود
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
النار ذات الوقود
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
Of the fuel - fed fire,
إذ هم عليها قعود
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
When they sat by it,
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
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),
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
فعال لما يريد
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Doer of what He will.
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
والله من ورائهم محيط
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
في لوح محفوظ
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
On a guarded tablet.