Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
Waalssamai thati alburooji
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
And by the Promised Day.
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
واليوم الموعود
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وشاهد ومشهود
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
النار ذات الوقود
When they sat by it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إذ هم عليها قعود
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وهو الغفور الودود
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذو العرش المجيد
Doer of what He will.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فعال لما يريد
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
FirAAawna wathamooda
فرعون وثمود
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
والله من ورائهم محيط
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بل هو قرآن مجيد
On a guarded tablet.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
في لوح محفوظ