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
Waalssamai thati alburooji
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
And by the Promised Day.
واليوم الموعود
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
And the promised day,
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
وشاهد ومشهود
Washahidin wamashhoodin
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
النار ذات الوقود
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
When they sat by it,
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
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
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
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
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
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
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
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.
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
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذو العرش المجيد
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
The great doer of what He will.
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
فرعون وثمود
FirAAawna wathamooda
Of Firon and Samood?
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
والله من ورائهم محيط
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
On a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
In a guarded tablet.