Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And by the Promised Day.
واليوم الموعود
And the promised day,
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
وشاهد ومشهود
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fuel - fed fire,
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it,
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
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,
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
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.
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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 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.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
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.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
The great doer of what He will.
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
فرعون وثمود
Of Firon and Samood?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
On a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
In a guarded tablet.
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ