Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And the promised day,
And by the Promised Day.
واليوم الموعود
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
وشاهد ومشهود
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
النار ذات الوقود
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
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,
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
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.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
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.
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.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذو العرش المجيد
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
The great doer of what He will.
Doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
فرعون وثمود
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
والله من ورائهم محيط
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
بل هو قرآن مجيد
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
In a guarded tablet.
On a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ