Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
And the promised day,
واليوم الموعود
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وشاهد ومشهود
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
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 ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
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
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
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
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.
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
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),
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
The great doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Of Firon and Samood?
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
والله من ورائهم محيط
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
In a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!