Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Waalssamai thati alburooji
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
And the promised day,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
واليوم الموعود
And by the Promised Day.
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وشاهد ومشهود
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fuel - fed fire,
When they sat by it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it,
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the 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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
The great doer of what He will.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فعال لما يريد
Doer of what He will.
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Of Firon and Samood?
FirAAawna wathamooda
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
In a guarded tablet.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
في لوح محفوظ
On a guarded tablet.