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,
Waalssamai thati alburooji
And the promised day,
And by the Promised Day.
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
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,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
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.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
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.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
The great doer of what He will.
Doer of what He will.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
FirAAawna wathamooda
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
In a guarded tablet.
On a guarded tablet.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin