Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky containing great stars
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And the promised day,
واليوم الموعود
And [by] the promised Day
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وشاهد ومشهود
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed were the companions of the trench
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they were sitting near it
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذو العرش المجيد
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
The great doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
Effecter of what He intends.
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Firon and Samood?
فرعون وثمود
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
والله من ورائهم محيط
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
But this is an honored Qur'an
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
In a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ