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
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
And by the Promised Day.
واليوم الموعود
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
وشاهد ومشهود
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Of the fuel - fed fire,
النار ذات الوقود
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against 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
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, 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
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to 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
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! 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
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! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
والله من ورائهم محيط
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
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 a Tablet Preserved!