Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
By the sky containing great stars
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
And by the Promised Day.
And [by] the promised Day
واليوم الموعود
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
وشاهد ومشهود
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Cursed were the companions of the trench
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Of the fuel - fed fire,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
When they sat by it,
When they were sitting near it
إذ هم عليها قعود
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
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 resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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, over all things, is Witness.
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.
Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment 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.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
وهو الغفور الودود
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
ذو العرش المجيد
Doer of what He will.
Effecter of what He intends.
فعال لما يريد
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
والله من ورائهم محيط
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
But this is an honored Qur'an
بل هو قرآن مجيد
On a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
في لوح محفوظ