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
And the promised day,
واليوم الموعود
And [by] the promised Day
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وشاهد ومشهود
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they were sitting near it
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.
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,
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.
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.
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.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذو العرش المجيد
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
The great doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
Effecter of what He intends.
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Of Firon and Samood?
فرعون وثمود
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
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,
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
والله من ورائهم محيط
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
But this is an honored Qur'an
In a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.