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
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
And by the Promised Day.
And [by] the promised Day
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Of the fuel - fed fire,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
When they sat by it,
When they were sitting near it
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
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,
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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.
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
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.
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.
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.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
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.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Doer of what He will.
Effecter of what He intends.
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
On a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!