Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
And by the Promised Day.
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
واليوم الموعود
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
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];
وشاهد ومشهود
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Of fire fed with fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it (fire),
إذ هم عليها قعود
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
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.
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
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.
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.
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.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
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).
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وهو الغفور الودود
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
ذو العرش المجيد
Doer of what He will.
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
فعال لما يريد
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
والله من ورائهم محيط
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
On a guarded tablet.
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
في لوح محفوظ