Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Waalssamai thati alburooji
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And by the Promised Day.
And the promised day,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
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.
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
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.
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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
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.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Doer of what He will.
The great doer of what He will.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Of Firon and Samood?
FirAAawna wathamooda
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
On a guarded tablet.
In a guarded tablet.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ