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
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
And by the Promised Day.
واليوم الموعود
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
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];
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Of the fuel - fed fire,
النار ذات الوقود
Of fire fed with fuel,
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it (fire),
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
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 had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
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
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
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
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.
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
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
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].
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
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).
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذو العرش المجيد
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
Doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
فرعون وثمود
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
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).
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
On a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!